"There's nothing here to run from" (Coldplay, Don't Panic)

      There's a community development catchphrase for how to build enthusiasm for a project: "start small and succeed." That's important when you're starting a development initiative anywhere, so that you don't try to take on too much, and so that everyone involved slowly gains trust in the process instead of starting out with high expectations and becoming burned out and disappointed. That idea is just as important for a research project.

      I'd really appreciate your prayers in the coming week. I'm beginning to really dive in to my research on what works and what doesn't for development work with the disabled, and to be honest, I'm a little freaked out. This is starting to feel like a big project for a little person over a short summer. Please pray that I would be able to take it one day at a time. I need to be able to keep my own personality in check, with my tendency to try to take tomorrow's burdens today and get it all done at once. My mind has been working way too fast and I need to be able to calm down, be patient, take a breath-- and start small.