My eyes have been opened to so much in my short time here in Africa already.  One thing that has clicked is how simple life actually is. Being here at Zehandi, I see the natural beauty of this world. Living in such an untouched country, where I spend half of my day sustaining my living, and working hard on a farm. I love the wide open spaces, and the clean fresh Malawian air I breathe. The scenery of over -lapping hills, and lake Malawi blows my mind daily. I feel God’s presence much more now than ever. I realize how many things in this world actually distracts me from the center focus on this life. Which is to Love God and love others. Once that clicks, everything else falls into place. It’s when you extract the selfishness of pride, greed and jealousy from your heart, and everything you do is genuinely out of love. When you realize, that because God is Love, and He forgives us of ALL our sins, even though we fail Him daily. Once all these things click, it makes it easy to forgive others. It makes it easy to love. We love because He first loved us.

As a human, and as a girl I tend to complicate everything. I over think and over analyze many situations. Things in our mind can explode and seem ten times worse than they actually are. I can recount so many times in my life when I would worry about pointless things, and I see now how a negative or a worry-filled mind set can affect your life. It can be so detrimental. I really think that this life is much more simple than what we make it. To keep it short and sweet, I’ve learned to wake up every day knowing how blessed I am. I am happy to be alive wherever I’m at.  This life is beautiful. And, even on what may seem the worst of days, it’s important to look for joy in the small things. To always listen to God’s voice in the middle of commotion and confusion, and to see beauty even in the most ugly of situations.

There is always something to be thankful for.