Thursday, June 07, 2007

Ok, Ok, it's been far too long..again

I have to admit that it has been harder and harder for me to spend any time on here. I know you guys want to know what's going on out here, but I actually am finding much better uses of my time than trying to write stuff down. The time is moving too fast and I'm just trying to soak up as much as possible before I leave here. I am really enjoying the friendships here and am not looking forward to saying goodbye. I know..I'll get to say hello to all of you, but...:) I am definitely looking forward to seeing all the babies and how much all the kids have grown. It feels like I've been here forever, but not very long at all..if that makes sense. I am excited about what God has for me in the future, but impatient to see what it's going to be like. The last weeks here have been flying by. It is only a week left with the students. Crazy!! Last week I was feeling really good again, after struggling with tiredness for most of the beginning of Spring School. I was in charge of the kitchen and the house last weekend, since our head cook and housekeeper and another staff member were gone. It was a bit crazy, but we had a good time in the kitchen anyway. I asked for a few days off this week and have been enjoying them since Tuesday and will enjoy them till Saturday. That was a terrible English sentence, but get used to it, because I can hardly think in correct grammar anymore, nevermind get it out in words. Tuesday I spent most of the day just relaxing. I still got up a bit early, since I had staff devotion in the morning. I shared a bit about loving people unselfishly and how Christ's love was perfect. Also about having a broken heart for people and reaching out to people and not expecting fulfillment. Wednesday I spent the morning relaxing. I slept in until 8:30 and in the afternoon I went on a walk/hike with the students. After the hike I went out for coffee with Heidi (the housekeeper) and had a really nice heart to heart chat with her. She is a really special person and I love her to pieces! Today I slept in until 9:00 and then I went biking! I was so excited to get on a bike again! Mark, (dean of students) let me borrow his bike, and it's actually a pretty sweet ride. I rode for a couple of hours and took a bag lunch along. I definitely found out that I am not in very good shape for biking anymore. You should have heard me huffing and puffing. I'm looking forward to having my bike at home again. :) This afternoon I took an hour nap (still not feeling 100%) and then I helped Tina clean out her apartment. Tina is one of the girls I went to Venice with and the former receptionist here. A huge answer to prayer, she found another job in Germany, and will be starting there next week. She is moving out tomorrow. I'm sad that she's leaving before me, but I am so happy that she found a position where she'll be happy. :) Tomorrow..not sure what I'll do with myself all day, but I'm looking forward to whatever's in store. Saturday I'll make a day trip with the students. We're going to Hitler's Eagle's Nest. Should be interesting. That's all for now..

1 comment:

H. said...

Hey Beth, glad to hear that you are 'soaking it all up'... I think Winkler may seem somewhat dull after this. I'm very interested to know where you may go next from this experience!