It's been a great holiday weekend for us so far. With Nate working nights last week and the upcoming week, it's been a little tricky for him to adjust himself and his sleep schedule with the festivities and will just have to go right back to adjusting for the next week...BUT we have enjoyed the extra time together and the beautiful weather we have been having the last two days.
Today we spent some time spiffing up the car. A good cleaning, wax, and detail on the inside. Nate has been picking up miscellaneous items he feels will give the car some real star power! So still to come cleaning up the headlight covers and new bulbs, and I think he is chewing on how to clean up the rims, as they have received quite a bit of wear and tear prior to our purchase of the car.
We have been enjoying the Easter season with the local church as well. This year I participated in my first Maundy Thursday meal which consisted of finger foods, and the intent was to help try to imagine what the passover meal might have been like that Jesus had with his disciples before his crucifixion. We hosted that with the large amount of space we have in the basement of the house and put paper roll down along the floor in the shape of a cross. We gathered on the floor, enjoying one another's company, and also read from the scriptures of the account given of Jesus's meal. We also sang a few songs before officially utilizing the chairs around the room.
Tomorrow, we will have breakfast with the church before service and then we will head over to Nate's Aunt and Uncles for Easter dinner that evening.
As we enter into April our calendar free's up considerably as March has been filled to the brim with activity. We had Pat and Becky visit us from the Indianapolis area early in March and the following weekend had our friends Adam and Renee and their two kids join us from the same area. It was so great to see friends from "home" since we have not been able to get back for any visiting while we've been in Ontario. We have now seen Niagara Falls in every possible season as we've had visitors up in the fall and winter and enjoyed trips ourselves in the spring and summer in years past as well. :) Although, I have to admit seeing the Falls has not gotten tiresome for me. It really is different every time we've been there and it's quite the majestic sight.
Kid's Club wrapped up last week with a reptile show that was a big hit with the kids and I especially enjoyed watching their fascination and pleasure in the creatures. I was a great time being a part of the volunteers this year with Kid's Club and working with the little ones. I was glad I was able to help out in that way.
We move out of our house sitting role next weekend and back in with Nate's parents for the time being. We look forward to getting outside more and enjoying some more time with friends as our April calendar begins freeing up more and the temperatures continue to climb. We have been exploring job options and are hopeful and prayerful that we are headed in a good direction. Until we hear more though, mum is the word. ;)
We hope to have many more updates on work in the next month or two to come.
As far as we know, our belongings have begun their journey back from Guam as on the 27th this month and will be arriving back in Indiana in the next 6 weeks. I'm confident that whenever we might begin unpacking our lives, we will be thrilled and dismayed at what we find:
"Oh, I love this ______!"
"Why, on earth did we ever pack THAT?!"
But, I'm guessing it will be right at the one year mark or after that we shipped off the last few boxes to Guam that we will be reuniting with things from our former life as we unpack and find places for them wherever God might be sending us next!
