Lyrics.

I'm waiting
I'm waiting on You, Lord
And I am hopeful
I'm waiting on You, Lord
Though it is painful
But patiently, I will wait

I will move ahead, bold and confident
Taking every step in obedience
While I'm waiting
I will serve You
While I'm waiting
I will worship
While I'm waiting
I will not faint
I'll be running the race
Even while I wait

I'm waiting
I'm waiting on You, Lord
And I am peaceful
I'm waiting on You, Lord
Though it's not easy
But faithfully, I will wait
Yes, I will wait
I will serve You while I'm waiting
I will worship while I'm waiting
I will serve You while I'm waiting
I will worship while I'm waiting
I will serve you while I'm waiting
I will worship while I'm waiting on You, Lord

I really should write. I need to write. I enjoy expressing my thoughts through written word. And I like being able to look back at this thing called my blog and see what has happened in my life. Looking back and remembering. Tis grand. But I have been busy and gone from internet access and just do not know where to start up again. So much has happened that I just do not know where to begin. I suppose I will just dive in see where I end up. That's what I normally do anyways. It may not all make sense, but since when do I make perfect sense?

I had the opportunity to stay up in the mountains for a couple of weeks. And I jumped on it. I live in the valley that supports the mountains surrounding it. The missionaries here go up into the mountains six days a week to work with the people there. But some the the places take two or three hours to get to, so sometimes they stay up in the mountains for a week or two to work more closely with the people there. These past few weeks was on the those times. And oh how I enjoyed it. Spending time with these people is always a great joy, but to be with them day in and day out was wonderful....knowing them, learning about their lives, praying and working together. Yes, the language is a barrier, especially because many of them do not speak Spanish, and while my Spanish is progressing, it is far from flawless. It reminded me again how grateful I am for the work of Christ on the cross.....not only is salvation available to all, but the work of the cross breaks through and liberates from any language or cultural barrier.

So I am learning, growing, and loving my Lord. Not always an easy process, but who got us started on thinking "The easier the better"? No, no, no. The blessed the best.

And that's all I got to say folks.

Nerf Wars.

Sarah. Andrew. Caroline. Who do you think won?

Words

There are some words in Spanish that once I have found out what they literally mean, I love them or at least find them intriguing. For example:
Esperar: The verb "to wait" but also the verb "to hope"....to hope is to wait and to wait is to hope.
De nada: How you say "you're welcome" in Spanish, but literally means "of nothing". Like "Don;;t worry about it. It was nothing."
Hacer: The verb for "to do" and also the verb for "to make".... This one I only find interesting. Not sure why.
Lo siento: How you would say "I am sorry" but it literally means "I feel it". Like, "I feel what you are going through. Your pain. It is not just something that you have to deal with alone, I feel it too." It is kinda cheesy, but a common joke here is when someone says that their head hurts, and you say "I feel it" that they respond with, "Yes, but I feel it much more".

There are more, but these are the ones that I could think of off the top of my head.

A view from....

.....a little forgotten corner of the world called Tlazicuapa. I love it.