15 days until departure...

If ever there were a bitter-sweet phrase, this title is one!

Cossonay Volleyball Club has accepted the promotion to LNA (League A) which will begin in September 2012. My future and the exact details of the team have yet to be determined. Meetings are scheduled for the 24th of this month and I am hoping this is when I will get some answers to your many questions about the fate of my future. It goes without saying to most of you that volleyball will always be a passion of mine, it runs in my blood, so I am open to the idea of another year of play in this land of wonder! Only time and God will tell...

Of course I am excited to fly home to amazing America and get long over due hugs from those I love most! It goes without saying that I am having serious Tex-Mex withdrawals and in serious need of a Coffee Haagen Dazs & Smore's fix a.s.a.p.! But I am also going to miss this gorgeous city and it's lovely people! I have been blessed these last 4 months to be able to grow previous friendships from 2 years ago and form fantabulous new ones.

The scenery will be missed as well and although I have plenty of photos, they never do the beauty of this place true justice. I have social media and internet to keep in touch with the lovely people I have met, but it is never the same as seeing them in person. It is better than nothing I guess. Whatever did they do before the World Wide Web?

The next 15 days will be as packed as I can make them with quality time with my "Lausanne Lovelies," staring at the views, enjoying the 3 C's: coffee, croissants, cheese, and hopefully a few spontaneous adventures! Then comes the daunting task of trying to pack... who knows of a Swiss version of the "Salvation Army?"

Needless to say, I am looking forward to what my last 15 days here holds for me and to touch down in Texas where eavesdropping on conversations doesn't require so much effort.

Thanks for reading & God Bless

Repentance...

5 short chapters...

Chapter 1: 

I walk down the street. There is a hole in the sidewalk. I fall in. I don't know where I am. It is not my fault and it takes a long time to get out.

Chapter 2: 

I walk down the street. There is a hole in the sidewalk. I fall in. I know where I am, but it is still not my fault and it still takes a long time to get out.

Chapter 3: 

I walk down the street. There is a hole in the sidewalk. I fall in. My eyes are opened. I know where I am. It is a habit. It is my fault and I get out immediately.

Chapter 4: 

I walk down the street. There is a hole in the sidewalk. And I walk around it.

Chapter 5: 

I walk down another street.

This is from a sermon series I have been listening to from Mariners Church back home in California. I really do recommend it! If you have any curiosity for the Lord or know what it is to struggle through life, I know somewhere in this series you will find answers. 

http://www.marinerschurch.org/messagesmedia/messages/irvine-sun-eve-chapel

I believe it is human nature to make "not so great" decisions and what some classify as mistakes or regrets.

 Personally:

I don't believe in the word "regret," I believe in the phrase, "you messed up and now you learned from it!"

Thanks for reading & God Bless!