I am sorry for the lack of blogs but I am sick. I started feeling a little sick earlier this week but just ignored it and soon found myself with avery high fever crying in the middle of youth group`(I tend to cry when i am sick).
So I spent from friday night till this morning in bed. Friday night was the going away party for Birgit at our house and our house had at least 35 people over. And thena ll day saturday i was just moping in bed... I actually got to read a book my dad gave me (which I almost finished). And today I got out of bed for church, and was even able to make it through a lunch testimony time that our youth group planned. Every first sunday of the month we are going to eat together and one person will share their testimony. The idea is to have one person share each month adn slowly but surely we will build some more community and accountability in our group. So this week was our first time doing this, and I was the person to share. I still felt quite sick, but everyone in the group spoke English so I didn't have to give my testimony in Spanish. It was a good time. The group that went today was generally the leaders and the gringos, and we tend to get along fairly well. I feel really blessed to have these guys in my life and to get to be a part of this church and The Church in Santiago. So yes, I feel sick, but blessed. Very sick, and extremely blessed.
So I spent from friday night till this morning in bed. Friday night was the going away party for Birgit at our house and our house had at least 35 people over. And thena ll day saturday i was just moping in bed... I actually got to read a book my dad gave me (which I almost finished). And today I got out of bed for church, and was even able to make it through a lunch testimony time that our youth group planned. Every first sunday of the month we are going to eat together and one person will share their testimony. The idea is to have one person share each month adn slowly but surely we will build some more community and accountability in our group. So this week was our first time doing this, and I was the person to share. I still felt quite sick, but everyone in the group spoke English so I didn't have to give my testimony in Spanish. It was a good time. The group that went today was generally the leaders and the gringos, and we tend to get along fairly well. I feel really blessed to have these guys in my life and to get to be a part of this church and The Church in Santiago. So yes, I feel sick, but blessed. Very sick, and extremely blessed.
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We've been moving the house around, and it's starting to be really nice.
Kristin and Ryan have taken my huge desk and Jeremy's futon bed, clearing out Jeremy's room entirely.
We moved Aviva's sleigh bed and two bookcases from the living room into Jeremy's room. (The eventual hope is to get a big flat-screen TV on the wall facing the bed.) Jeremy's room is the cool hang-out place now -- totally cozy! Now Jeremy doesn't want to leave and go back to Davis! (Actually, he can't wait for school to start up again -- crazy, eh?)
Aviva's room is going to be my new office (once I get a new smaller desk or table) so that I can have a real place to work. We're planning to take up the ratty carpet in her room and put down a wood floor instead.
Apart from that, I'm teaching, flying around to meetings, writing papers, and all that stuff. Back to a 70-hour work-week. It's after 2am, and I just finished writing up a lab for my class.
Nigel and I are planning our trip to come see you! Find out from your Chilean friends what are the best places to visit, so we can plan our itinerary.
Muchos besos
Mom