i can not begin to explain the presence of God in this place. this past weekend we went to fraser island, it was one of the most prestine places i have seen. it is the biggest sand island in the world, and if you dont enjoy getting dirty, well this was not quite the getaway for you. we had to rent special cars to drive in the sand trails, however we got stuck quite a few times and out we would go to push the cars onward. it was so cool, once it was stuck we would just get out; no questions asked just push and work as one team to make it through until we would get stuck again and the same system would happen over and over. i guess it is like the body of christ, we work together as one, sure we get stuck, but we move forward and push onward as one. i think that is what love is to me, its pushing when you feel as though you can not go any farther, its being united as one unit pressing forward to the goal. look to your left and to your right; who is beside you, pushing forward, surround yourselves with people that will not leave you in the dust.

one stop on the adventure was lake mckensie, it was the bluest lake i have ever witnessed, like one you would see in some commercial or something, a fresh water remote paradise. God was flowing with every crashing wave and with the heat of summer and sweat of the day the water could not have been more refreshing. i see God in this as well, always cool and satisfying coming in just when you need him most.

it was crazy, we slept in tents and had no water, small amounts of food and i could not have been more joyful. the night before hanna and i prayed outside iga for a few hours, for joy for love. i guess for quite sometime i was hit with this lull, this barrier from me to God, i would llook in the mirror and not recognize the face staring back at me. when you dive so deep sometimes you loose yourself, i guess i got lost for a bit. but that night at iga, God gave me life back and as we roamed the sand filled island, joy was apparent in every bit of it. you do not need alot to have joy, actually; you dont need anything but love. God's love. the thing i have learned the most in the past twenty four hours is that i want to love deeper than i have ever loved before;
when someone makes me angry---love
when someone breaks my heart---love
when someone is stupid---love
when i dont agree---love
when i want to cry---love
when i find joy---love
when life doesnt go how i plan---love
love is the key to life. love. God's love.