Monday, May 24, 2010

Welcome to the Rainy Season...

The rainy season seems to be officially upon us (June 1st begins hurricane season). The clothes are no longer "allowed" to be outside on the line to dry...or at least for not longer than 2 hours for fear that they will get "bathed" again! :O)

My girls enjoy running under the gutters in the pouring down rain and my ears hear squeals of delight as they "dance in the rain." Then they proceed to the creek behind the house to play with neighbor friends.

Ah yes, the rainy season...a continuous feeling of dampness, but it is a reprieve from crazy humid weather.

The umbrella will be a close friend for awhile. :O)

Blessings on your day.

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

School...my girl's school, they will be getting out June 25th but it's as if they are done this week! My head/brain anticipated a full week of school with them attending morning and afternoon classes. This is how the week has gone so far--Monday full day, Tuesday they were dismissed at 2:30pm (normally it's 3:30), Wednesday full day, Thursday half day and Friday no school. And there you have it! No note, just word of mouth from teacher to student. Thankfully I don't have a job outside of the house since I really never know how schedules work. And yes, I did pray for patience this week...God's seeing how I do with the girls and school. Oh boy oh boy.

So, patience it is this week! :O)

Sunday, May 9, 2010

Happy Mother's Day Mom's!

Just thinking of my girls makes my heart melt and my eyes smile! I am so blessed/honored & proud to be a Mother of my 3 girls, and God's got more of them in store! Motherhood comes with all sorts of challenges, joys & headaches, but all well worth it as the years go by. My girls are not my own flesh & blood, but they each join my heart together with theirs. God, THANK YOU for them...thank You for creating me to be a Mom to whoever You send in my direction.

I LOVE YOU GIRLS!

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Hi Everybody! Yes I am still alive!

I've been in my bed for a good week with symptoms of Dengue Fever. It started Friday, April 10th with fever, severe headache and neck/head pain, nausea & vomiting. The fever continued on and off for a few days with total body joint pain. Went to the hospital on Saturday and they tested me for malaria and then I waited for the only doc on duty that day. Got tired of waiting and so went home to sleep. Sunday a friend brought me back to the hospital and that doc said that it was probably dengue fever and to come back on Tuesday so they can do a blood test. So I tried to force fluids and take tylenol. Tuesday rolled around, the doc did bloodwork and they gave me about 1 liter of IV fluids & told me that I had a severe kidney infection. I was there from 8am to 4pm and went home with antibiotics.

All of the symptoms didn't add up to a severe kidney infection so I went to another hospital. They did bloodwork & it all came up negative for infection. The doc was pretty sure that I had dengue fever based on my symptoms and that rest and tylenol was the only treatment. Recovery time can take up to a month, so I'm praying sooner than later.

How am I feeling now? Well, my head feels swimmy and I get headaches on and off. My appetite is fine, but I feel weak and have no energy.

Thankfully my Mom is here for a week and she has been an incredible blessing for me and my girls. There have also been major hands helping for the first week I was sick as well. Thank You God for supplying my needs during this time!

Take care,

Mish


Thursday, April 8, 2010

Crazy Love by Francis Chan--Chapter 7

Hey Everybody!

Well, God gave me the opportunity to teach at church last night on Chapter 7 of Crazy Love. I was way challenged as God wants ALL of us...not partial surrender of our lives, but ALL. God stepped on my toes as He reminded me that my time is something that I cling to and take comfort in having things "all figured out." Well, God's working on me with letting go of my time to be used for Him and what He wants to do with it & for me to be okay when my time is interrupted.

I'm practicing that when I wake up in the morning I'm raising my hands in surrender to God...I CAN'T DO ANYTHING WITHOUT HIM! Also praying for the mind and heart-set as if today was my last day to live. If that is how I live today, then what I do, say, how I interact with my girls, and how I react will be different than what it is now.

God thank You for revealing this to me...help me to pray and do this on a daily basis.

May you be challenged by this as well.

Mish

Friday, April 2, 2010

Nailpolish is for Nails...

Oh yeah, I bet you are wondering what happened. As we say in Belize, "mek I tel u." I was teaching phonics to Rosaria (not her real name) & the other 2 were outside (Stephanie & Abigail) painting their nails. Well, Stephanie comes in and smiles...um yep...she had nailpolished front teeth a silvery bronze color! I asked her what happened and she said that Abigail painted them! UGH! I told Stephanie to sit in the chair and I proceeded to tell her that the people who made nailpolish made it for nails...toenails and fingernails...NOT teeth! I did keep a straight face through it all...but man was I rolling with laughter inside! I also explained it to Abigail as well. After that I text a few of my Belizean friends so they could enjoy a laugh...and they did!

Oh my girls! :o)

Thursday, April 1, 2010

Time at the Belize Zoo

The girls & I had an enjoyable time at the zoo. It's amazing that we went last year and the difference in them yesterday. They took more time observing the animals, they have gained more patience (and what an encouragement that was to me!), and got along much better. Thank You God! We took a few pictures that mimicked the ones from last year...but their faces and heights have changed. My girls are growing up and I am so proud of them. Oh the joys of being a Mom!