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I'm off to the land of wine, opera, and beautiful men - all the things I love! Let's see what God has in store for me in Italy...

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

pennies from heaven...

i feel like i've been looked after so much since i have been here in rome.  whether it is friends being there for me in times of need, or jobs being presented to me on a daily basis - this is truly amazing how much i am cared for here.  it comforts me so much that i know that you all can be assured i am safe and doing well.  i have my second (and really big!) interview tomorrow with this international school teaching english.  let's hope all goes well! 
but to take you all back to the day at the lake, i had a lot on my mind - about a lot of things.  our pastor gave an especially moving sermon and i wanted to clear my head about some stuff.  so i went the beautiful villa borghese and sat down by the lake laden with little boats of lovers..

this is what it looked like...minus the pegasus
i didn't know how to deal with my feelings at this moment so i wrote them down.  so i will end with this: 
"how do i describe how i am feeling?  my heart is so full it is overflowing into my lungs and i can't breath.  i want to cry, but i don't know if it is from joy or sorrow.  maybe a bit of both.  i am grateful, so secure and yet still insecure. my mind wanders and i find something new and profound to revel about.  i am wearing my heart on my sleeve and for the first time, i'm not scared."

2 comments:

Liz said...

i've always dreamed of having a pegasus. when i get to heaven that is my first administrative task...obtain penny, my pegasus. except everytime i've been on a horse (three times) i've fallen off...hopefully my luck will change when my horse can fly...actually that might be more challenging. where will my legs go if the wings are there?

so proud of you precious. downloaded skype, dont know how to work it. but we'll talk!

Liz

Maureen said...

Hey, girl....Love, miss and praying for you! Mrs. A