movie night

I just got done watching a movie with my family...it was called Blood Diamond.


I sat in my comfortable house, with my television, and nice couch, not living in constant fear of who could be around the next corner with a gun. How was I so blessed? I have no idea. Just to think that right now there are people, and children around the world suffering tremendously makes my heart ache. And as I sat there watching, I just kept thinking, what can I do? I want to fix all the worlds problems, that shouldn't be that hard huh?

There wasn't really any point to this besides to get some thoughts out.

the anchor...

Its the last week of my adventure in Costa Rica.


Lasts always fill me with a weird feeling...a little sad. But just more of a strange feeling. This last is especially weird b/c I will be saying goodbye to people that I would say are almost like family to me. But lasts are good.


Without lasts we wouldn't have firsts.


And lasts push us to finish with more. EJ shared with the group this morning an example from running. The last person who runs in a relay is called the anchor. And the anchor has to be your strongest part. It has to finish hard, and strong, and with all it's got. This week is the anchor of our trip. We are pushing ourselves, and each other, and just taking time to really soak up and take advantage of every momment that we have here

This trip has been such an amazing one...filled with many memories, and lessons...many lessons. maybe i will come to share those later.

cinco de julio.

I suppose this is the second to last week here...how strange. It is so weird and so sad to think that I only have a little bit of time here, this place has begun to feel like home. The faces seem so familiar. I am sitting here on Jodi's computor while my friends watch a movie, and others eat sushi, and others play pool...and it feels so natural. I think it is amazing how comfortable I feel in this temporary world. I love how Brad says "Bueno" all the time, and how Sarah has an encouraging smile and comment awaiting you at just the right time, and I love how Lisa who is sitting right next to me can always laugh with me as well as offer up random snippets of knowledge about Costa Rican culture, and my travel buddy Steph and her funny faces (esp the one when she is getting ready in the morning) and I love how Kristen always suprises me with the spanish she whips out, and I love how Nathan laughs with out moving! And there are so many other things and people that I just love and can't help but smile when I think of.



So what is God teaching me here? I think a more appropriate question is what is He not teaching me. I am learning so much, most of which revovles around residing in His love and letting everything else follow. I am just so excited to know my purpose in life, and this trip has only magnified that feeling. I read in 2 tim this morning...."This is my gospel, for which I am suffering even to the point of being chained like a criminal. But God's word is not chained." I am making it my gospel more and more everyday. I will always remember how I felt the first time I realized this truth.

So I went horse riding this weekend, it was absolutely amazing, we galloped through the feilds of Costa Rica. That was probably one of the most exhilerating experiences....just to be moving so fast on a living creature...its pretty sweet :)
We went zip-lining through the jungle, also amazing. How blessed I am to be here and be able to experience these things.

It hasn't all been easy though, haha...sounds funny about being in Costa Rica, but I have been streched so much....I have learned a lot about myself and God...to many things to write, but it has been quite the experience!