yesterday i got to have lunch (and a goodbye for now) with miss emily. i call her cousin emily (because she, kind of, is)...but really, almost anybody could call her cousin emily.
she is a light for the world. i remember one of the first times i noticed her, she was 'helping' kristie sell jewelry at the brookings summer arts festival. man, that girl was working the crowd! she was pulling folks into kristie's booth right and left. i think it's because she has a tendency to look directly into your eyes, and ask you about yourself. because she really, really wants to know.
that, and maybe because of her heart. it's amazingly full. she is ready to LIVE this life! and she won't settle for anything but 'to the fullest.'
that's what i think, anyway. the next chapter of her journey will take place in the ukraine, where she is going for the peace corps for the next 27 months. she has a suitcase full of down coats and wool socks, ready to go. and a classroom full of young kids who don't even know it yet, but they are about to meet an amazing teacher and mentor.
God bless you em! we'll be keeping in touch with you at emilyonamission.com
1 comment:
Oh wow. Will add her to my prayer list.
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