I decided I would start numbering my “Grateful Fast Sunday” posts. I can’t believe this is the sixth time I have done this. Time seems to be going by very quickly. . .
This Fast Sunday I am grateful for:
1. The opportunities and challenges that accompany living in a different culture. Admittedly, today I feel the challenges more than the opportunities. I feel that every new place, every new day requires that I do more than stretch my comfort zone. It requires that I obliterate its very existence. I have become accustomed to not understanding jokes (and often being the object of them), seeing looks of utter confusion on people’s faces after I speak, learning the value of kissing when I greet someone and having to learn the different names for my favorite food items. That is just a few of the many challenges. There are opportunities, however. The best opportunity is the many beautiful people I have met. I have friends on every continent. The connectedness I feel to world events is profound. I am lucky to have such blessings.
2. AJP and BLP going back to school tomorrow. This past week has been Carnival and the children have had the week off from school. I appreciate the structure and rhythm that school gives our family.
3. The increased emphasis I have put on working out. For the past nine years, I have been addicted to working out. I hate to admit it but the addiction has waxed and waned somewhat over the years. Lucky for me, I am in a waxing period and feel really excited about doing it.
4. The beautiful flower market here. I went there Friday morning bright and early (4:45 AM!) and came home with some plants and flowers. The pink roses prompted BLP to exclaim, “Mom, those flowers are SO BEAUTIFUL!”
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