May your unfailing love surround us Lord, for our hope is in you alone.  Ps 33:22 November was a very quick month.  Here we are moving from spring into summer.  The days are warm and sunny quite often, to a point where we don’t need jackets. Flowers are in full bloom, grass is being cut and the fresh fruits and veggies of November are not what I am used to.  It takes some thinking to switch from November = winter = winter veggies, brussel sprouts, etc to November = spring/summer, fresh strawberries and raspberries, more lettuces (YAY!) and salad veggies.  It’s also very weird to see Christmas decorations in the stores and the city being decorated in red and green, Christmas trees too. Villa La Agostura – I refilled, recharged, renewed and rested for a weekend here.  It was a relaxing time in God’s presence with absolutely no distractions.  I didn’t take any work with me and even turned off WhatsApp notifications.  It was energizing to walk alone in the Bosque Arrayanas.  It’s in between seasons so there weren’t a lot of tourists there.  I didn’t even have to pay for the Park entrance as I am classified a local.  Very funny morning with the ticket agent when I asked about what documents were needed for a Residencia Nacional discount, […]

We Walk by Faith NOT by Sight …. 2Cor 5:7   July 5th already.  Wow, yikes, exciting, oh dear, awesome, amazing, nervous, anticipating, butterflies, bitter sweet, laughter, love, joy – so many words to describe the range of emotions that I have experienced this past month.  If anybody finds a week or so randomly laying about, please send it over.  I think I misplaced it somewhere. What a wonderful last month in Canada and in the USA.  I have had the wonderful blessing of spending so much time with friends and family.  My ‘to do’ list was fairly small this month compared to previous (I guess that’s what happens when you tackle the big list with vengeance to get it all done).  I have hiked around Nelson, Vancouver, the Capilano Suspension Bridge; kayaked on the lake; rode the KLR several times.  I was able to have so many meals and coffees with friends and family and say ciao – it’s only two years and it’ll go quick.  I’ve been enjoying the different flavours of spice and even managed to get in some delicious sushi feeds.  One more of those and then I should be good for a couple of years.  There has been a lot of tears.  Bittersweet tears of sadness of what was supposed to be in our minds, and joyful […]