Feed My Sheep Ministries

Hello! Here are some of my sweet new friends from Feed My Sheep homeless center, downtown Glenwood Springs. The shelter began with a woman, who after being saved, was reading her bible and asking God what He wanted from her. After reading John 21, she knew the Lord wanted her to "feed his sheep"! So she bagan this ministry. She has passed on, but Feed My Sheep is still going strong. And it's a beautiful place that ministers to many, turning no one down.
They are amazing, beautiful people! They have welcomed me into their family! I love spending time with them and hearing their stories.

Rainy

Mrs. Susan. She is a beautiful soul, full of joy!

Carol and Mr. Charlie. He is a character! We love to walk him everyday :)

This is a view of the valley I'm staying in, from the top of Doc Holliday Mountain. Yep, I climbed a mountain! It's so beautiful!! It's been in the 90s lately. ALMOST reminds me of good ol' Louisiana. Ohhhh, i miss that place...

The dandilions here are massive and beautiful!!

Oh, and there was a graveyard at the top of Doc Holliday Mountain, including a memorial for Doc Holliday...if anyone knows who he is, please fill me in.

These flowers remind me of my lovely mama! :)

So, I am enjoying my time here in CO. I go to work in Utah for my first shift this Wednesday. I'll be in the wilderness, no cell phone, no showers, for 8 days. I am excited, a little nervous! I am in here until the Lord leads me elsewhere...I'm not real sure what He is up to. But I do know that He has provided for me so faithfully and has me here for some purpose, surely.

roadtrip of a lifetime

This journey all started months ago while sitting at work googling different options of things to do post-graduation. I found this wilderness therapy program, Ashley Valley Wilderness in Vernal, Utah. http://www.ashleyvalleywilderness.com/

so I applied online and had a skype interview and came to training that started on June 13th, my birfday! Training was in tents! (literally) You get in a company vehicle and ride for 2+ hours through the mountains on windy dirt roads, and then they drop ya off with equipment! you set up camp...and there you are. Left to survive...and I survived!

i learned how to cut limbs from trees and carve them with sharp rocks to make this thing that can start a fire ember that you can put in a nest of tree bark and start a fire...

and i learned the hard way that zipping your sleeping bag at night will prevent you from freezing..

i learned how to cook breakfast, lunch and dinner over the camp fire.

My first shift will start on June 29th! I'll work a week and be off a week...wednesday to wednesday. I can't wait to be out there with the students...they are 12-25 year olds struggling with drug abuse, alcoholism, depression and what have you.

and now, here I am, sitting in a coffee shop in glenwood springs, COLORADO!!
on my off shilft i'll be staying here with a dear friend's aunt and uncle and volunteering at their homeleass shelter. they are such a blessing!!

it's in a valley in between mountains and mountains...so beautiful it seems like it should be in another country or something. there is still snow on some of the mountain tops!

I will leave you with a quote from one of my favorite books, "Somewhere", as told by Garret the Parrot.

"We are looking for joy,

we are looking for laughter,

for Once-upon-a-time

and happily-ever-after.

This is Adventure

so follow your heart,

and try not to be

a worry wart!"