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Learning to Love: My Heart Will Sing No Other Name
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My Heart Will Sing No Other Name. I miss the simplicity that comes at the end of a long day in the African sun, when the lightest cover of my mosquito net beckoned me to curl up with my journal and Bible. The light of my little pink Maglite just enough to scrawl some words on a page and take a few to heart. Even in the middle of a room full of nine other girls, that little bed was a refuge. Now, I have an entire apartment to call my own and hours of silence. My heart will sing. View my complete profile.
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Learning to Love: October 2010
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Nothing is more enjoyable than walking out of the dark, stale hospital air into a crisp Autumn morning, the sun pouring over the crimson, golden, russet shades, falling to crunch under my feet and catch in my hair. A background of brilliant blue sky. I breathe in deeply, trying to fill my lungs with every bit of the life that stirs all around me. I pass those walking toward the place I have come, still trying to rub sleep from their eyes,. Nursing a tall, strong, glorious cup of black coffee. Back up the...
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Learning to Love: December 2009
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Http:/ www.youtube.com/watch? What can I say? One of my friends informed me that I should update my blog and let everyone know that I made it home safely. So, here it goes! I have been back in the states for little over a week now and have been trying to process what I should share with you here. I have not experienced the kind of culture shock that turns the world upside down on its head, but I have been extremely cold and slightly overwhelmed. In no particular order, here is what fills my mind. One cre...
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Learning to Love: October 2009
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The Week in Quotes and Verses. I am still confident of this; I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord." Psalm 27:13-14. The voice of the Lord shakes the desert.the Lord blesses his people with peace.". The Lord will guide you always, he will satisfy you needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame." Isaiah 58:11. Psalm 90:14 and 17. You have spoken to me and I am in! You are my God". Blessed are the poo...
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Learning to Love: August 2010
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You live in a. Can be seen on a million faces. And for love of You. I'm a sky on fire. And because of you I come. Your voice within me singing out. You are the highway I travel. You carve streets of gold. From sand and gravel. By who You are. I will follow You. For Love of You (Audrey Assad). In your ocean I'm ankle deep. I feel the waves crashing on my feet. It's like I know where I need to be. But I can't figure out, figure out. Just how much air I will need to breathe. When your tide rushes over me.
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Learning to Love: August 2011
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It could never mean as much. Four o-clock in the morning seems an odd time for conversation. Unless you are a nurse and she is your patient. I gave pills, fluffed her pillow, and checked her IV site. Her face lit up like a tree of lights on Christmas morning. Her eyes shone like a teenager in love. And all I had said was, "Your ring is beautiful.". Her husband of 60 years passed away recently, but she is still so very much in love with that man. She smiled and tears came to her eyes,. We are THAT Family.
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Learning to Love: September 2010
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It should be so simple. But it is not. A lifetime of deciphering. A forever of learning. Nothing so powerful. Little more difficult. It is easy to love when you are loved in return. I spent last week in wonderful, refreshing fellowship with some of the sisters. Placed in my life. It is hard to be away from them. To be called and traveling in so many directions. Learning to live life without one another, even as silent support. But in the same breath, it is wonderful. Now in the darkness, God's light shin...
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Learning to Love: Gratitude
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It was just one of those beautiful days. And I am so very grateful. Last night was spent running in circles trying to keep my head above water. One crisis situation after another occurred. It was all I could do to keep from laying down on the floor and giving up. I punched out late in a very hypoglycemia-induced bad mood. A wild storm blew in on my way home. My tired eyes strained to see through the torential rain. But it was beautiful. I stepped out of my car and let the rain soak me. Although I couldn'...
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Learning to Love: January 2010
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As I read the news this afternoon and looked at pictures coming out of Haiti, my heart broke. There are so many affected and the news seems to get worse by the minute. Healthcare and aid workers are scrambling to care for those all around them. I can only guess that they are utterly overwhelmed. God, only you can turn helplessness into hope and healing. For Haiti. Give. Https:/ www.worldhope.org/donor/donate/default.aspx. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile. We are THAT Family.
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Learning to Love: June 2011
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My favorite days have both rain and sun enough to create rainbows. Old friends are not afraid to push you in the pool, but they will be there to hold you steady amidst the crashing waves. Just the smell of coffee is enough to comfort the soul. Happiness is a book in my hand and those I love by my side. It was just one of those beautiful days. And I am so very grateful. Last night was spent running in circles trying to keep my head above water. One crisis situation after another occurred. A cart full of f...