One thing that I can say has been constant throughout this crazy week is the joy that Christ has placed in my heart. I have been overcome by His grace and mercy on multiple occasions this week and I cannot believe how faithful He is to me. But then again, I can. He is so good. So amazing. I want to live to serve Him. My heart is consumed with love for Him. I pray that He will guide and protect me every day, and I live, move, and breathe knowing that He will. He's just that awesome.
Today was a huge blessing, a perfectly balanced dosage of exactly what I needed. I slept in a few hours this morning and then had breakfast with mamá and Tony (Monica was at Italian class). After breakfast I had quite a bit of downtime to myself, so I spent a few hours calling people at home. Talking to them was wonderful, and before I knew it Monica was home and I was being called back into the kitchen for lunch. After lunch I went over to Haleigh's house to bake cookies for her host dad's birthday. It was a blast!
As soon as I walked in the door I felt welcomed. The first thing her host mom said to me was “Our house is your house. Now you are home.” It would have been a whole lot more comfortable if I had been able to understand her the first two times she said it, but once she translated it into English for me I knew it was going to be a good afternoon. Of course, Haleigh's host family insisted that I eat lunch with them even though I ate just before I left, so I got to enjoy an extra dose of Costa Rican food today.
We had some really yummy cake after lunch (it was Haleigh's host dad's birthday), and then we played a few games of Sequence, which was really fun. I was surprised as I started realizing how much I have missed playing games....its the simple things that I miss the most, I guess. When we tired of Sequence, Haleigh and I started baking. First we made some Oreo/chocolate dessert and then we made chocolate chip cookies. Both recipes turned out fabulously, and we ate so much of both snacks that we couldn't possibly have eaten dinner, which we just happened to get out of because her host parents went out for dinner.
After making the desserts, we decided to plan our Spring Break trip. As soon as we signed online Haleigh's family Skyped us, so we talked to them for a while, and then we started researching zip line locations near Volcano Arenal. We found a really cool place to go with some pretty cheap hotels nearby, so that's our tentative plan. On Tuesday we're going to see what other students from LASP would like to come with us, and then we'll look into making reservations.
Once our trip was pretty much figured out, we settled in to work on our thesis papers. You can imagine how productive the next hour or so was. I didn't want my host family to worry, so I took a taxi home around 9:00. I definitely count today as a success. I am so excited about our Spring Break trip, and after looking over my thesis material for a little bit this evening, I'm confident that I will get a good portion of work done on it tomorrow. Praise God for His unending blessings!
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