"Miss Ansley, can you be my mommy? If you were my mommy, we would read books everyday and we could watch movies. Please don't go back to Brazil to your mommy."
What do you say to a boy this cute who asks you something like that?
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Friday, April 13, 2012
Teacher's Day
Today is "Dia del Maestro" in Ecuador.
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And my SWEET,
BEAUTIFUL,
GOOFY,
FUN,
HAPPY,
AWESOME students...
made it a very special day for me. I will never get tired of the sweet notes for "Miss Anslee", "Miss Ensle", "Miss Esley", "Miss Ansee" or even "Miss Engly". Despite getting sick for a bit, it has been a wonderful day.
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Cleaning Up
This weekend, I got some very cute help cleaning up my apartment. Would you agree?
The pile of muddy shoes by the door wasn't helping the cleanliness of the apartment, though.
Totally worth it though.
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The pile of muddy shoes by the door wasn't helping the cleanliness of the apartment, though.
Totally worth it though.
- Posted using BlogPress from my iPad
Monday, April 9, 2012
Easter 2012
Our Easter Sunday was:
wet and rainy.
full of laughter and crafts that had nothing to do with Easter.
a bible story reading day.
happy and silly.
a day to be THANKFUL for.
What was yours like?
Saturday, April 7, 2012
This Morning
This morning. Worst morning ever.
Is it OK to feel homesick sometimes? Because this morning I have been feeling it A LOT. I will post more about the month of March (MA group!) and my SWEET friend Grace Payton who came to stay with me for a week (1D fans forever), but right now I just feel like missing my family, my country, my friends. I miss my mom, I miss my dad, I miss Bronwyn, Garrett, Carys, Anderson and Giovanni. I miss spending birthdays with family. I miss not having to go to the store and buy groceries myself, and not having to make my own meals (I know I sound spoiled right now - I just miss my mom's food!). I miss not having to deal with health problems and going to the doctor alone. I miss talking with my sisters, watching movies with my brothers and hanging out with friends at home. I miss BRAZIL. I miss Portuguese. I miss arroz com feijao. I miss my friends, I miss my church. I miss my church family. This morning, I have been missing a lot of things. When I woke up I cried and felt awful. I also had this awful feeling like I am not making a difference in the lives of anyone here at all. I know it is the devil that brings out those feelings in me, but today it just hit me hard - and I wasn't prepared for it. I talked to my mom a bit on facebook about what I was feeling - how I wasn't sure if I would EVER know if I made an impact here or not, if this was a good decision or not, if I have been helpful in the lives of these kids or not. And she sent me this video. I would encourage you to watch it, because it was VERY inspiring to me.
Is it OK to feel homesick sometimes? Because this morning I have been feeling it A LOT. I will post more about the month of March (MA group!) and my SWEET friend Grace Payton who came to stay with me for a week (1D fans forever), but right now I just feel like missing my family, my country, my friends. I miss my mom, I miss my dad, I miss Bronwyn, Garrett, Carys, Anderson and Giovanni. I miss spending birthdays with family. I miss not having to go to the store and buy groceries myself, and not having to make my own meals (I know I sound spoiled right now - I just miss my mom's food!). I miss not having to deal with health problems and going to the doctor alone. I miss talking with my sisters, watching movies with my brothers and hanging out with friends at home. I miss BRAZIL. I miss Portuguese. I miss arroz com feijao. I miss my friends, I miss my church. I miss my church family. This morning, I have been missing a lot of things. When I woke up I cried and felt awful. I also had this awful feeling like I am not making a difference in the lives of anyone here at all. I know it is the devil that brings out those feelings in me, but today it just hit me hard - and I wasn't prepared for it. I talked to my mom a bit on facebook about what I was feeling - how I wasn't sure if I would EVER know if I made an impact here or not, if this was a good decision or not, if I have been helpful in the lives of these kids or not. And she sent me this video. I would encourage you to watch it, because it was VERY inspiring to me.
Many of the men who built those cathedrals would never see their work finished - and they KNEW that. However, they didn't let that thought keep them from their job, from what they were called to do. They kept on working - many of them until they died. This video was an eye-opener for me. What kind of person would I be if I just got up and left this place - with only 6 weeks to go? Would that be fulfilling what God called me to do here? He didn't put 3 and a half months on my heart. He put 5 months on my heart. He put May 22nd on my heart, not April 22nd. He will give me the strength to finish these 6 weeks - and to finish STRONG. My dad always says that when you are running a race you must finish strong. That goes for ANYTHING in our lives - our job, our relationships, a simple task we set out to do. I pray that I will finish the work God has called me to do, and that I will finish with my whole heart dedicated to LOVING these kids. I will pray for the you to learn from that video and endure whatever hardships you are going through - and know that God will give you the strength to finish strong. Could you pray for me as well?
Friday, April 6, 2012
ANDERSON'S BIRTHDAY!
Hey Andy - I LOVE YOU SO MUCH. I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU ARE 8 ALREADY. I am sorry I couldn't get the video up until today!! I hope you have an AWESOME birthday party. I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU SOON!!! LOVE YOU!!!!!
Sunday, March 25, 2012
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