Daughter of the King
See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!
Hey! I have not posted in a long time. It makes me happy to see that some people are still checking up on me.
I have been good. Hard to believe it is almost August. It is almost a year since I first left for Mexico. Crazy to think that a year ago I had no idea of what that beautiful country was like, and now I sit at home missing it like nobody knows. Time has flown by though, here up in the north. I came home at the end of March, and now it is almost August. I have definitely been busy, a lot busier than I used to. I used to stay at home a lot more, now I will always find an excuse to go and hang out with someone. I have realized that life is not about sleep, or about money. I understand it is important for your health to get sleep, I know that. But I used to revolve my life around sleeping. "I can't wait for Saturday because then I can finally sleep in". And everyday I would be waiting for the weekend. But now I see that I should make the most of every day. I want to wake up each morning saying THIS is the day that the LORD has made. I WILL rejoice and be glad in it. To wake up each day and know that the JOY of the LORD is my strength. I have been learning lately that joy is definitely a choice, and I will sometimes have to fight for it. (It is sometimes hard to be joyful at 5:00 in the morning) And yeah, just wanted to give a little update. :)
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Hola everyone!!! I am so sorry I haven't really updated you at all.
So today is the day we headed home. Right now i am sitting in a hotel in Tucson. And coincidentally it is the same hotel that I stayed in the last time I went home from Mexico. The past 6 weeks have been so good. I honestly am having such a hard time leaving. This morning was awful and good at the same time. I am thankful for tears and for hugs. I am excited to see all you Canadians again. I have missed you. Here are a few pics, since I haven't shown you guys any yet. So i've been in Mexico for almost 2 weeks, and it has truly been a blast. This time around I have been living with a family instead of with my cousins. They are also from where I am from. It's been so fun getting to know this family. I already knew Patty y Amanda from the last time I was in Mexico. And it is so good to be back with them!!! And it's been so good getting to know the rest of the family. I feel like one of them. And this place feels like home.
I haven't had much time to update this blog, and I doubt I will have much time in the future. And though I love updating it so you all can see what's happening part of me also likes it if you guys don't know everything. Then I have a lot more I can tell you when I get back. All I know is that these 2 months are gonna fly by, and I really don't want that to happen. So yeah, just wanted to let you guys know that I am doing good. I wake up each morning full of joy thanks to God. I love my new sisters a lot. If you would like to pray for me, again (as I have asked in the past) please pray that I would pick up on the spanish, and that overall I would keep my eyes completely on Jesus. Thank you for reading. In 1.5 weeks I am going back to Mexico for 2 months!!!!!!!!!!!
Now, let me expand on the topic. Crazyness. Simply Crazyness. I can not believe the things God has done for me, and that this is actually happening. He is good, he is faithful, and he is funny. So last Thursday and Friday I had pretty rough evenings. I was so tired, confused and frustrated. I had been planning to go to Mexico this spring break for visit. I had been missing that place and those people so much I figured this is the only way i will see them again. So yeah I got a job. (which is a cool story by the way, and I posted it in my last blog post) And the job itself isn't why I was frustrated (though it has it's part in why I was tired). I don't know, I just had been planning and nothing was working out. And I missed everyone so much, and I don't know. So Friday evening I had been talking to a really good friend of mine (via Facebook) and she reminded me that I need to make sure that it's God who wants me in Mexico not me who wants me in Mexico. And it is a hard but true statement. So that evening I prayed to God and I said that I trusted him that if he wanted me in Mexico he would get me there, and that if not, I will be content here. And the rest of that evening and next day I was so content. I thought a lot about Mexico but I was still so content. Then after work the next day, I find out that Patty's parents had ran into my parents, and that they had talked a while and that they had offered me that I come live with them. They are leaving for Mexico in a week and a half and said that I could come along. WHAT?! I am so blown away and excited. God is so good. And it's funny because it is so soon. And I barely have time to tell anyone. Last time I had 4 or 5 months to warn people. Sorry guys, now I only have just over a week. Cool story. Well you know I had posted that I was going job searching last Tuesday Morning. Here's what happened, I woke up and my cousin texted me offering me a job. I didn't even have to go searching!! Haha, God is so funny. And I'll admit though, the job isn't necessarily the most fun. But if you choose to have a positive attitude it actually can be pretty fun. Today I actually had a ton of fun, and laughed a lot. And I work with some lovely people as well.
And yeah, I don't have much else to say. Oh, well I am saving up to go visit Mexico this spring break. Prayer for that would be great. Not only for the money, but all the planning that is involved. And thank you that you keep reading my blog. It means a ton. Hey everyone, it's been a while so I thought I should update you guys a little bit. Honestly lately I haven't been up to much. I've been spending most of my time practicing my spanish, and learning spanish songs. And I've been preparing for sharing in youth this wednesday. Tomorrow I am going job searching, so prayer for that would be lovely. Also a little while ago my brother got married. That was truly a really fun day. And my wish did come true. You see, I always hope something goes wrong. You know, so there is something to laugh at. And something did go wrong, and of course it happened to me and Josh (my fellow candlelighter). Let's just say that it took especially long to light those candles and the whole audience ended up laughing by the end. And yeah, it was fun though. I enjoyed it. And I am not sure what else to say. Well, I've had a lot of time to think the past while because I've spent the majority of it at home. And I can not stop thinking about Mexico. I honestly don't know what to do!! Everyone asks me "what are you going to do next?". And I don't know! Good thing that God has a fantastic plan even though i can't see it. and also I have been filled with a ton of thankfulness lately. Thankfulness for the people I met, the experience I had, and the friends that I will now have for the rest of eternity. Let me get some of "I MISS these people" out. Because yeah, I miss them! I miss this kid!! I miss these kids!! I miss my MAPS!!!!!
Hola Everyone! It's definitely been a while. I have only been home for 24 days, but it sure feels like I've been home forever! (ok, not forever. Just a lot longer than 24 days) And how could I describe my first few days back? With one word, weird. It felt so incredibly weird to be back home. Everyone, and everything was exactly the same. It kind of felt like in those movies where they magically go to another world. and have a big adventure, and then they come back to find the time hasn't even changed one minute.
It has been good to be home, Christmas was a blast. My family gatherings were a blast as usual. And it's been good to be in my home again. But I can't help but miss Mexico so much. I can't help but miss Patty so much. And Hank! I miss Melissa a ton to, but she lives in Winkler, and I will get to see her in a few days. (And I am so excited just so you know!) But yeah, it's weird, because I lived three months with so many awesome people, then one day I don't see any of them, ever. And it doesn't help that some of my last days there were some of the best days. I remember this one day, I went to Agua y Mas with Amanda and I spent pretty much the entire time with this one kid. He was 6 years old and the sweetest thing ever. It was so much fun, I remember we played rock paper scissors for probably over half an hour and it was the funnest thing. He also made me count to 100 for him in english, then he made me count to 37, then to 30, then to 35. Then he tried to communicate with me in Spanish, and I actually understood some of it!! And I even could reply to him!!! :) (not very well though) And yeah, I had a ton of fun with this kid that day. And what stinks is, this was the last day I was able to go to Agua y Mas! I felt so incredibly sad walking out of that building that day. I was so pumped also because it was a blast, but then I was super sad because I knew I wasn't going to be able to see them for quite a while. (I have been a mix of emotions for the longest time) It seems like I got super close to everyone right before I left. On the plus side! The coolest thing happened!! Ok, so you know about the Spanish church right? The one I love and have often talked about. Well, the first time I ever went to that church in September we sang this one song, I think I may have even posted that song in an earlier blog post. Anyways, I loved that song, I listened to it all the time, and every single sunday from then on I hoped they would sing it again. And Sunday after Sunday, they never sang that song again. They sang other songs that I loved, but never that one. I had already given up hope that I'd ever be able to join in and sing that song with them. (The first time I wouldn't have been able to sing along because they wouldn't have had the screens set up.) But then 3 months later, Dec 8 guess what. All of a sudden I hear the intro to the song (It is very distinct, I knew that it was the song 2 seconds in) And I can not help but smile the entire time. Thank you Jesus so much, I still can't believe that he had them play that song for my last Sunday in Mexico. It was definitely no coincidence. And I am super tired right now, so thank you for reading if you still are. I find that this is a good way to lay out my thoughts, so even if nobody was reading it still would help me. :P Thanks again! Good night! Ok, I can not believe that I only have 3 days left in this beautiful country!!! Today, Tomorrow and Tuesday. We are leaving on Wednesday and heading to Phoenix. And then me and Melissa are boarding the plane Thursday afternoon! Yikes! Where did the time go, for a while I was so ready to come home, and now I realize how much I will miss it here. I have made some incredible friendships, and I don't want to put them on hold. I am so thankful for Facebook, and voxer, and email, and all other ways of communicating. At least I will be able to stay in contact somewhat, though it never is the same as in person. And since we are still only in the infancy stage of building an orphanage, we still do not have any kids except of course, Hank. So I have been able to go to other ministries and hang out with those kids. And especially lately I have grown to love them a lot, and of course, I am gonna miss them so much!! But I guess the good part about missing someone is the fact that you have been able to get to know them. It wouldn't be good if we didn't miss people because that would mean we didn't like them. So yeah, here are a few pics of some of the kids. :) Ok, last Tuesday was such a good day. First off, a bunch of us went to Guaymas to go shopping for Christmas decorations and a tree! So fun. Then for supper we went for hotdogs, and I accidentally ate one that was way too spicy. The first half I could taste nothing but then it kicked in, and may I say, wow. It was hilarious though, so it is all good. Then after supper we were just going to go home, but then we ended up going for a long drive with wonderful Christmas music booming! Brian just got the Pentatonix album and it is great! It is acapella, and is the coolest thing ever. Then we came back home to finish decorating the Christmas tree. So much fun. It really felt like Christmas. Everyones was just happy and having fun. So thank you everyone, if you've been praying thanks a ton. Thanks for reading, I can not believe this adventure is now over. I can't believe I have been away from home for so long already, it's even crazy to think that right now I am in Mexico! Today I head to my last service at the Spanish Church I've been attending (I still do not know the name of the church) and I am kind of sad. I love it so much. But I am so excited as well because in a week from today I will be in my home church! Oh I am pumped to see everyone again. And I am not sure how to end this blog post. Why not with this song. Here are a lot of pics from the past while. :) Maybe I will write another blog post a little later on.
Hola everyone! Thank you everyone who gave me birthday wishes yesterday! I feel so incredibly honoured to even know you guys. I am SO blessed with all the people God has placed in my life.
So yeah, I am 18 I guess. I am technically an adult, though I do not feel like one in the least. I shall forever be 17 in my heart, 17 is the perfect age. Today I am having my birthday party! So excited. The cake smells so good, and looks so good. We have a piñata, and many wonderful people are gonna be here. Can't wait for the evening!! Right now the temperature is 26. Just so you all know. It's weird though, b/c I am wearing pants, and a hoodie. . . I am not even sure what to write. I haven't posted in so long, I feel like I can not remember anything. Oh I got the best birthday present ever!!! For the longest time now I have been saying that I want a onesie. And that is exactly what I got! Thank you Brian and Clarissa!! :) Now, time to think about what God has been teaching me lately. I am kind of tired right now, it's only 1:30 so I don't know why. Anyways. What I have been learning is that I am a roller coaster. I have had days where I have wanted to go home so incredibly bad, but then days where I never wanted to leave! I have been super happy, and been really sad. And though I am a mess, and I go up and down. God does not. He is the same, has always been the same, and will always be the same. He is my rock where I can run to all the time. No matter what state I am in, he will always be there for me, and he will always be perfect. He will always be everything that I need. And this truth also blows me away, because that is some fairly high standards. And yeah, thank you all for reading! 2 weeks and I will be heading home. I am excited and sad, all at once. I am so pumped to see you all again though!!! Talk to you again! |
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