I went to bed last night with laundry on my mind. We haven’t had a washer at our disposal for nearly a month. Though we had some very sweet friends let us use theirs several times, everything  has been handwashed… or should I say plunged (a friend let mom know a toilet plunger works best for handwashing – brilliant!). I was not looking forward to rushing to handwash my clothes, which were nearly all dirty and then have to wait for them to hang dry. I have no problem with hang-drying clothes but it is so humid here that it takes seemingly forever. We have a dryer but didn’t want to dry any stains in with the clothes only being plunged. What a blessing it was to wake up today and find a friend brought us a washer to use (can someone say halleluYah!?) and I would not have to handwash or wait for clothes to hang-dry, hoping it was all done before the get-together tonight!

We took a trip to Nicaragua last weekend to renew our visas in Costa Rica, and the bus rides are terrible. I was nausea the entire time and had a pounding headache for three days and still when we got back home. The Littles’ stomachs do not agree with traveling either, which is not a pretty sight. I completely agree with Jane Austen on this one “There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort.” After 0 hours of sleep, nearly having a heart-attack because I forgot Dad and Eric’s passports in the scanner, 8 bus changes, 10hours on a bus, 3 Littles puking and another close one, 3 days of turkey sandwiches (no kitchen at the hotel), and a sigh of relief as we opened the front gate…. I never want to do that again.

My days seem to be busier than ever before, but the endeavours I am working on are going to be of good use to others and our family and the Kingdom. Trying to keep everything in moderation and captivity of the goal of which I aim, and not to get caught up in my own thing though. I hope to be showing you all what I’ve been working on soon. You can see some of my projects at the APH Boutique. The Father is blessing my business there!

Oh don’t forget the Jane Austen Tour 2010 at Feelin’ Feminine!

Pura vida!

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What separates us from the love of the Father?

“For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor other heavenly rulers, neither what exists nor what is coming, neither powers above nor powers below, nor any other created thing will be able to separate us from the love of God which comes to us through the Messiah Yeshua, our Lord.”
Romans 8:38-39

NOTHING.

“Yah’s arm is not too short to save, nor is his ear too dull to hear. Rather, it is your own crimes that separate you from your God; your sins have hidden his face from you, so that he doesn’t hear.”
Isaiah 59:1-2

We separate ourselves when we go our own path and do not follow his instructions.

“Yah is far from the wicked, but he listens to the prayer of the righteous.”
Proverbs 15:29

“If a person will not listen to Torah, even his prayer is an abomination.”
Proverbs 28:9

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Yeah like that….

Rachel, dahling, you got the idear!

Ok, back to ‘normal’ quick!

*smiles*

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I set my alarm to get up early (than usual) today because there were some Torah discussions I wanted to be up to listen to, but I was too tired. When I finally decided to get up, after being awaken several times by voices in the other room, I slipped on my croc shoes and stood up. I must have stood up too fast (gotta be quick about some things before I change my mind, you know) because I was dizzy. I sat back down on the bed for a minute until I could see straight, but somehow instead of getting up, I fell back asleep.

(sleep and I have a hate-love relationship…. I hate going to sleep and I hate waking up)

Ahem.

Anyway, later when I was serving lunch Luli (3) starting laughing and remarked how hilarious it was that I had went to bed with my shoes on.

Oy vey!

Shabbat Shalom – hope your shabbat has been as lively as mine. Now, I wonder if I could get Eric to get me a coconut out of the tree?

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Ok, not really, but really I love that barn! These photos were taken back in April a few weeks before we left for Costa Rica.

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