April 8, 2012
For the first time since being here in Costa Rica, I have felt sad to be here. It started yesterday, the 7th, because it was Joshua and Nathan’s birthday. It has always been a joy to be with my boys on their birthday to celebrate and joke around and of course eat some yummy food. Well this year, instead, we had to joke via Skype. And although I thoroughly enjoyed being able to talk to them, it made me realize how much I am missing my family.
And today is Easter, and I am missing seeing the grandkids dressed up and going to church with me. Spending time with family and extended family; enjoying the day while the kids hunt and re-hunt for eggs; and of course, more yummy food.
I had already been feeling excited about the soon return to the U.S., but now the time is almost not going fast enough. I know that by the end of the week I will say, ‘where did that week go?’ So I need to get back in tune to where I am and why I am here, instead of dwelling on what is not yet. I know that God is not finished with what He brought us here to learn.
I am looking forward to next weekend as we spend time in San Jose learning about an outreach that is based from there. We met their founder a few weeks ago at a local church and he invited us to come see what they are doing to reach out to the youth and the sick in this country as well as others. They call themselves Conexion and can be found on the web at www.extreme-service.com
I do know that if we are ever to return here that I am going to have to learn more Spanish. We have met so many wonderful people and it would be such a pleasure to be able to sit down and really carry on a conversation with them. Maybe that will be my next project along with finishing the second Bible Study that I have recently started.
we did not re-hide/ re-hunt because there were way too many eggs and it took them awhile just to find them the first time. Between Elisha and I, I think we had almost 200 eggs to hide
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