You cannot define miracle much better than this.P.S. Don't you also love her head band. That is her own addition to the look ;)
Saturday, January 26, 2013
I wasn't sure I would ever see the day this happened
I mean sure, I hoped and prayed and believed it would. But I also assumed she would use a walker or something like that to help her. . . Nope. God has filled her with the strength and growing balance to walk with her own two legs :)
P.S. Don't you also love her head band. That is her own addition to the look ;)
P.S. Don't you also love her head band. That is her own addition to the look ;)
la unica razon
"Eres todopoderoso
Eres grande y majestoso
Eres fuerte invencible y no hay nadie como tu."
You are all powerful
You are big and majestic
You are strong, invincible and there is no one like YOU Jesus!
Monday, January 21, 2013
Lifes adventures
What do you do when you get locked out of the house after getting home from church at 10pm? . . .
You thank God that you have keys to the other house, and then you put a video on your computer to keep everyone occupied :)
You thank God that you have keys to the other house, and then you put a video on your computer to keep everyone occupied :)
Saturday, January 12, 2013
Country hop
So I anticipated adding pictures to this post but blogspot is not allowing it. . . (let me know if you have any advice for fixing it!) I've been trying for 3 days with no luck, so here's the post, pictureless. Regardless, enjoy!
Leaving is always so bittersweet. I never know how to take it. I have had an amazingly awesome and wonderful time with my family these last 2 months. It's the most time I've spent with them in one chunk since coming down to Nicaragua and I truly did love every single second of it. I could even venture to say that I loved the cold! But really only because it brought snow which I was able to enjoy from inside the warmth of my home, curled up beside the fireplace. That doesn't mean though that I didn't miss my Nica family. I skyped with them a number of times and really started to miss them a lot near the end of my time in the States. Unfortunately no matter how much I miss everyone in Niciaragua or how much I miss my family in the US, it's never an easy transtiton. I always cry in the airport (yes, I'm that girl) and regardless of how soon I'll be back, it still breaks my heart that everyone I love can't be in one single place. It would make life so much easier you know! Especially for someone like me who is such a home body, I'm not very good at having more than one home base. It's very difficult to be pulled in two different directions. Fortunately, God gives me peace. He gives me one travel day to be an emotional roller coaster of a mess, and then He brings me complete satisfaction with where I am. The moment I stepped off the plane in Chicago, I was so content and happy to be with my family that all the up an down emotions of leaving Nicaragua were gone and I'm sure the same will happen tonight or tomorrow when I get into Nicaragua (I'm on the plane as I write this) and see all those precious faces and smiles that I've missed for so long. So until the Lord leads me somewhere else, this is it. But I guess I can't complain. I mean, four emotional mess days in exchange for 361 of pure, indescribable joy in a life where I am loved and supported by countless people. . . Not many people can say they are so blessed.
Now that I have made it through my emotionally driven part of the post, let me tell you about all the fun I had while State side!
So in my last post, I think I wrote about ND. I went to the last home game, which was great! It also lead to the National Championship game!!! (I know I'm jumping out of chronological order, but its related :) Although we didn't win, I think that everyone was pretty proud of the progress we made throughout the season. (I use the pronoun 'we' as though I was actually a part of the team. . . ) And considering no one expected us to win, it wasn't the worst let down. And I mean, we can still say we were undefeated all of regular season! Forever love thee Notre Dame!
Okay, continuing on. . . Denver! After spending a great Thanksgiving with my extended family that lives nearby, I was on my way out to visit a couple other dear friends/family members! First I got to hang out with Rachel and JP and their two darling adventures Syndey and Ellie. Sydney and I went to Book Babies at the local library a couple of times and I would have to say that whoever thought up Book Babies, is a very smart person :) She loved it, and was never ready to leave at the end.
And who wouldn't love spending time with a one month old?! Little Miss Ellie is quite precious too. She also happened to smile for the first time while I was there. I almost made me wish that we had another little one (like little little) and then I remember those sleepless two months I had when our little ones were first here about two and a half years and go and I think, well, maybe it would be okay to hold off for a little while longer :) Ah, but what a great time I had with the Brewer family! Hopefully we will visit again soon!
The second part of my Denver adventure was not far down the way with Kassi! After rooming with someone in college, then going to not seeing them for such a long time, there is a lot of catching up required! So most of our time was spent talking about anything and everything! Plus we went on an awesome trip to the mountains! We stayed in this great little lodge and enjoyed watching the skiers outside the window.
My last night we took the train into downtown Denver with her roommates and got dinner. What excitement!
So, hop on the plane with me and fly back to dear old Granger, IN. The next few weeks included spending lots of quality time with Eryn and my parents getting ready for Christmas, as well as catching up with Janell about life. Man, I love spending time with her and my family!
Then before you know it. . . it's Christmas time! For Christmas and New Years, my cousins, aunt, uncle and my family rented this awesome house off Silver Beach in St. Joe, MI. This house is a blast. With room to sleep 15 comfortably, in beds, divided between 4 floors, it's hard not to be impressed! So needless to say, we had fun. We finished a 1000 piece puzzle and played an infinite number of games (everything from Euchre to KEMPS to Taboo to Apples to Apples to RISK and about a hundred more in between!) We in my family love our card and board games :) Over 2 weeks we enjoyed each other's company, spending time not only with blood family, but numerous friends that might as well be family too. I saw 3 of my friends from high school that I haven't seen in forever and caught up with them over a 3 hour dinner. Talk about reliving memories! Ah aren't friendships great!
So here I find myself (still on the airplane . . . not that you would have any way of knowing, but I've been sitting here writing for hours, literally) thinking about all the love and laughter God has showered upon my life and being so content that despite my attempts, I don't think so many words can even express it justly. So if you have made it to this point and actually read all of my ramblings, I LOVE YOU. not because you read my blog, but because you have been placed in my life by an all powerful and all loving God, to make my life just a little bit richer.
Leaving is always so bittersweet. I never know how to take it. I have had an amazingly awesome and wonderful time with my family these last 2 months. It's the most time I've spent with them in one chunk since coming down to Nicaragua and I truly did love every single second of it. I could even venture to say that I loved the cold! But really only because it brought snow which I was able to enjoy from inside the warmth of my home, curled up beside the fireplace. That doesn't mean though that I didn't miss my Nica family. I skyped with them a number of times and really started to miss them a lot near the end of my time in the States. Unfortunately no matter how much I miss everyone in Niciaragua or how much I miss my family in the US, it's never an easy transtiton. I always cry in the airport (yes, I'm that girl) and regardless of how soon I'll be back, it still breaks my heart that everyone I love can't be in one single place. It would make life so much easier you know! Especially for someone like me who is such a home body, I'm not very good at having more than one home base. It's very difficult to be pulled in two different directions. Fortunately, God gives me peace. He gives me one travel day to be an emotional roller coaster of a mess, and then He brings me complete satisfaction with where I am. The moment I stepped off the plane in Chicago, I was so content and happy to be with my family that all the up an down emotions of leaving Nicaragua were gone and I'm sure the same will happen tonight or tomorrow when I get into Nicaragua (I'm on the plane as I write this) and see all those precious faces and smiles that I've missed for so long. So until the Lord leads me somewhere else, this is it. But I guess I can't complain. I mean, four emotional mess days in exchange for 361 of pure, indescribable joy in a life where I am loved and supported by countless people. . . Not many people can say they are so blessed.
Now that I have made it through my emotionally driven part of the post, let me tell you about all the fun I had while State side!
So in my last post, I think I wrote about ND. I went to the last home game, which was great! It also lead to the National Championship game!!! (I know I'm jumping out of chronological order, but its related :) Although we didn't win, I think that everyone was pretty proud of the progress we made throughout the season. (I use the pronoun 'we' as though I was actually a part of the team. . . ) And considering no one expected us to win, it wasn't the worst let down. And I mean, we can still say we were undefeated all of regular season! Forever love thee Notre Dame!
Okay, continuing on. . . Denver! After spending a great Thanksgiving with my extended family that lives nearby, I was on my way out to visit a couple other dear friends/family members! First I got to hang out with Rachel and JP and their two darling adventures Syndey and Ellie. Sydney and I went to Book Babies at the local library a couple of times and I would have to say that whoever thought up Book Babies, is a very smart person :) She loved it, and was never ready to leave at the end.
And who wouldn't love spending time with a one month old?! Little Miss Ellie is quite precious too. She also happened to smile for the first time while I was there. I almost made me wish that we had another little one (like little little) and then I remember those sleepless two months I had when our little ones were first here about two and a half years and go and I think, well, maybe it would be okay to hold off for a little while longer :) Ah, but what a great time I had with the Brewer family! Hopefully we will visit again soon!
The second part of my Denver adventure was not far down the way with Kassi! After rooming with someone in college, then going to not seeing them for such a long time, there is a lot of catching up required! So most of our time was spent talking about anything and everything! Plus we went on an awesome trip to the mountains! We stayed in this great little lodge and enjoyed watching the skiers outside the window.
My last night we took the train into downtown Denver with her roommates and got dinner. What excitement!
So, hop on the plane with me and fly back to dear old Granger, IN. The next few weeks included spending lots of quality time with Eryn and my parents getting ready for Christmas, as well as catching up with Janell about life. Man, I love spending time with her and my family!
Then before you know it. . . it's Christmas time! For Christmas and New Years, my cousins, aunt, uncle and my family rented this awesome house off Silver Beach in St. Joe, MI. This house is a blast. With room to sleep 15 comfortably, in beds, divided between 4 floors, it's hard not to be impressed! So needless to say, we had fun. We finished a 1000 piece puzzle and played an infinite number of games (everything from Euchre to KEMPS to Taboo to Apples to Apples to RISK and about a hundred more in between!) We in my family love our card and board games :) Over 2 weeks we enjoyed each other's company, spending time not only with blood family, but numerous friends that might as well be family too. I saw 3 of my friends from high school that I haven't seen in forever and caught up with them over a 3 hour dinner. Talk about reliving memories! Ah aren't friendships great!
So here I find myself (still on the airplane . . . not that you would have any way of knowing, but I've been sitting here writing for hours, literally) thinking about all the love and laughter God has showered upon my life and being so content that despite my attempts, I don't think so many words can even express it justly. So if you have made it to this point and actually read all of my ramblings, I LOVE YOU. not because you read my blog, but because you have been placed in my life by an all powerful and all loving God, to make my life just a little bit richer.
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