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	<img alt="" src="{filedir_5}IMG_5601.jpg" style="width: 200px; height: 133px; float: right; " />A friend from back home (Texas) sent me a text message one morning that really spoke to my spirit. The text read, &ldquo;I saw an image of you, you were with Jesus and you both were by a lake. You were lying near the lake playing with the water with just your hands. Splashing and making ripples and Jesus was just loving your company. He asked, &ldquo;Do you know how to grow?&rdquo; You said, &ldquo;I think so.&rdquo; Jesus smiled and said, &ldquo;Look at the ripples, so small at first, but look how it grows.&rdquo; You looked up and said, &ldquo;Yeah, but someone has to start it.&rdquo; Jesus lifted up your chin and said, &ldquo;Exactly!&rdquo;&nbsp;</p>
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	It was amazing because she had no idea that I had been swimming in Big Twin Lake the day before. It was a great reminder of who God really is because at the beginning of the internship I had been very discouraged of what my future held. I felt afraid of the unknown, and I felt a restlessness that I did not understand. The first few days at Au Sable were also overwhelming as I learned all the responsibilities I would have. I saw the joy the other interns had over the plants and animals we were learning about. I found myself admitting that I did not feel the same way, and I could not comprehend why because I had always had a passion for God&rsquo;s creation. Then one morning it just hit me. I was writing in my journal, and I found myself describing how happy I was here.</p>
