Greetings from Rachel

Hello my friends!

Happy Birthday to Susie and Renee! If you are not quite ready for optomism, I understand, BUT stop reading my post NOW!
I am 31 and hve to tell you that 30 was the best year of my life yet and it just keeps getting better. In the world's eye, it has actually been a very tough year. But I have never been more joyful and peaceful about my life and purpose. This can be a great decade and life for all of us--not absent of extreme pain, lonliness, rejection, doubt, financial hardships, and frustrations, (and I am not a stranger to any of these!) but filled with the hope of Christ and eternal life with Him.

I love all the pictures from everybody and when I sit down to figuire out how to do it I will post some as well! Our computer has recently passed away unexpectedly so it may be a while.

We are happy to be back in Seattle! God could not have made it ANY clearer that this is where we are suppposed to be and I thank Him for that. I miss my family in CA and Romania but old friends (like Traci) have made us feel like we have fellowship with the family of God here.

This Sunday I fly out to rehearse and perform The Beggar's Opera in Williamsburg, Virginia. It is a wonderful contract that is truly a blessing. The word "blessing" is thrown around a lot in our Christian community at nauseum but I refuse to stop using it when I know I am underservingly BLESSED!

Thank you Traci for posting the article on Friendship. I loved it!

Love Always, Rachel
P.S. Grey's Anatomy is my absolute favorite TV show right now. Who says these people and characters don't really exsist? I have decided that Grey's is the best reality Tv show on television and please don't ruin it for me!