Eric Larsen came down to visit for a couple days on his way back from some conferences he was having in Colombia. Eric and his wife Rebecah are our marriage councelors and life partners. Eric has lead two missions trips that we've been on and there are going to be plenty more. He is in charge of a new branch in MTW (Mission to The World, Naph's parent's mission) called GYFM (Global Youth and Family). He goes to different country and talks to people about the struggles and realities of third culture kids.
It was really special to be able to spend some time with him even though we really missed the rest of the family.
Sadly I got a bit sick and am still fighting a little cold right now. Tonight I went to the music practice at Naphtali's old church here in Chile and had a great time, though now I really have practically no voice.
Tomorrow the kids have a program full of dancing and entertainment at their school because the day after that is the Chilean independence day and through out this week there are tons of different activities. It's going to be quite fun.
I've started having slight epiphanies/obvious revelations. I've been rather attached to this girl with whom I've had a slight miscommunication. Now, though I thought everything was discussed, I'm getting more of a cold shoulder. I've had a rough time with this because for me, it is hard to find good girlfriends who are stable and constant. But after talking to my in-laws and my husband I have a bit more of a peace about it. I've decided not to take responsibility for more than I can. At this point I can only apologize for a few things. Whereas I feel like, just because we are having a hard time, I need to apologize for everything so that we can be friends again.
Naphtali and I were talking a bit about that last sentence a bit today. I tell you it's so good to have a guys perspective on things, it's so different and really refreshing. We are beginning to see how friends are for different seasons, which is really hard for me to grasp.
Some friends, especially when you are at different levels (i.e. someone who is still finding themselves and is single and a few years younger, vs someone who's married and has matured in different areas that come along with that). And especially in these types of circumstances there may never be ronciliation until my friend is in our shoes. There will just never be any comprehension on her part until that happens.
So, yeah it's hard but I'm relying on the Lord to allow me to grow from it, refrain from hurting so much about it and allowing it to consume all my thoughts as they so often do at night and I'm going to try and enjoy my last 7 days here because they'll be the last for quite a while and I need to make the most of it. Obviously prayers are always welcome!
To finish things off I've left you a few pictures I've taken recently. There are thousands so these are just a small fraction of what we've see.
1. The view of the coast from our apartment when we were on our vacation to the coast.
2. A seagull on a fishing boat. The colors were amazing! I got some great shots there I'm going to have to work on a bit.
3. The sunset hitting the mountains. This was taken on our ride in from the coast. A beautiful end to a great couple days alone together.
4. A picture of us. We met this woman at the same place where #2 was taken. She said she had one of these cameras back home and asked if she could take pictures of us. Well she took a ton and they all turned out really great. It was a huge blessing!
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