I should be in bed...

I can't believe that work starts again bright and early tomorrow morning. This weekend feels like it has evaporated.

The most surprising and exciting point in my weekend came yesterday afternoon around 4:30 as I was lying on my bed and stalking my friend Kassi on Facebook. I heard a knock on my door and Twana busted in saying, "Come jump on the bungee cord trampoline with me!" The Catholic church across the street had set up this contraption similar to those you often see in a mall or something like that, and it was free to participate. We walked over there and met up with three other teachers, and the next thing I knew, my shoes were off and the harness was on.

I started by jumping a little bit while they lifted the bungee cord. Then, next thing I knew, this Honduran guy was hanging onto my harness and sling-shotting me up into the air... I definitely screamed and squealed, because the height surprised me. From that point on, my feet didn't really touch the trampoline, and I would kick my feet (with pointed toes) when I got scared at the top... Every time I would stop going quite so high, the guy would catch me and sling-shot me sky-high again. I didn't have the courage to attempt a flip, but at one point I did realize that I should look out and see what was around me as I looked over the trees. Apparently I entertained my friends because I was laughing and squealing and talking to them, and the next thing they knew I was saying, "Hey! There are horses over there!"

Seriously... You never know what your day will be like in Honduras.

We're trying to keep that in mind as we try once again to travel to the Pacific at the end of this week because of our days off for Thanksgiving. The elections are scheduled for next Sunday, and there are rumors that the city will be blocked off starting on either Wednesday or Friday, preventing anyone from getting into or out of Tegus. I think I'll be okay if we get blocked in - but I'm not super-thrilled about the idea of getting blocked out.

The key to life in Honduras is flexibility.

I bought some twinkle-lights at the grocery school last weekend, and I hung them up tonight. I like them so much, they just might stay in place until June. :)

I feel like a broken record as I sing the praises of the ways the Lord speaks to me through the Esther Bible study, but it's definitely happened again today. I watched the seventh video session, and I was so blessed by the ways it spoke to my circumstances and my questions. I've always been a bit of a control freak, even in my relationship with the Lord and in seeking His plans for my life. I'm usually looking to the details of the next steps and how He's working everything out and just asking Him to give me wisdom and show me what He is doing and what He wants... And now is no exception.

But the scenarios addressed this week really targeted my struggles...

"It's tough being a woman who feels responsible for the 'how'."
Even as I consider the options of the end results, I'm trying to figure out the means... But 2 Peter 2:9 and Psalm 103:14 are just a couple of examples that show us that The Lord knows how!

"It's tough being a woman who can balance passion with patience."
This one talked about waiting on the Lord and longing for something while you wait - but trusting in Him to use the wait for a purpose and to bring the whirlwind answer at the perfect time.

I'm feeling comforted...

I'm thankful for the amazing, godly women that God has placed in my life to give me sound council - Mom, Faith, Katherine, Kassi, Mrs. Leigh Ann, and others...

I'm thankful that even a sermon on giving from Malachi points me in the right direction toward my answers.

And I'm thankful that December is only a month away... :)