So I know it is not Friday, but I wanted to post today and wish you all a very Happy Thanksgiving. My day is going well so far. It is 3pm my time and I am currently waiting for my pumpkin pie to finish baking (as I listen to Christmas music) then I will clean up and head over to a fellow Covenant Missionaries house for our 5pm supper. There will be about 15 of us there, including a few small kids which will make it seem like a true holiday. My first blessing today was my neighbor delivering fresh (boxed) blueberry muffins to Liz and I. What a treat. Liz is sick today and struggling through the day. You can lift her up in prayer and me as well, that I won’t get what she has. My pumpkin pie was from canned pumpkin brought over from the US. That was my assignment to bring today as well as fresh veggies and dip. I made the dip from yogurt, mayonnaise, milk and spices (garlic, dill, basil, salt, pepper, oregano). We will see how it is. It seems kind of tangy, but oh well—we will dip our veggies and we will enjoy it! The pie is done, at least I think it is done.
I don’t think I shared this last week. But tomorrow I get to go to some of my students house for the weekend! There parents are leaving Friday and returning Monday so they wanted someone to stay with the kids. There are all 9-11 grade and there are 5 of them (3 of the kids are just living there and have parents who live several hours away). I am very excited about the time I will get to spend with these kids outside of class! I spent a night there last weekend to get the flow of things and it just felt so natural to be working with the kids like that. I was way more comfortable there than I am teaching. Although I will say that teaching is becoming easier for me every week. Well, I was going to leave this short, plus I don’t know how many of you will actually read this today.
But I wanted to let you know I am thinking about you. One of the key things I am learning while being here is the value of good family and friends. I am truly thankful for each one of you. I am so blessed for I have great friends, a very supportive family (in all I do), a healthy body (oh, I just agreed today to be the junior girls soccer coach! No, I’ve never played before), and more things around me then I could need. But I find myself even more blessed because I have a God who goes before me to guide me, is always watching over me, is my strength and full support, is my joy and life, gives me second chances day after day with his immense grace, protects me with his might and loves me with his intimate, all consuming love. Yes, I am truly blessed.
I pray you can say the same.
Enjoy this holiday and time with family. Enjoy the feast set before you today. Have fun watching the games and playing your own. But most of all take the time to be thankful for all you have and you will find how truly blessed you are.
In the tender hands of God,
AMY
Abby Kati and myself (2 of the girls I will stay with this weekend)
