WORLD CUP! .... oh yeah and Hebrews and some other stuff :)

This has been by far one of the best weeks so far in SBS. God's really been speaking to me lately about my priorities and where I am spending my time, so I decided to do a fast... of sorts. I stopped watching TV, using the internet, and fasted for a week. Incidentally, all this went on while we were doing Hebrews, one of my favorites prior to SBS, and definitely now my favorite... except maybe for Ephesians and Collosians... well so hard to decide!! I was very reluctant to do this fast at first because I never really saw much value in not eating or denying myself of anything to get closer to God, but for me, all of these things were about time- I was spending more time doing those things than I was spending in worship... not the singing and raising my hands type worship, but worshipping God by doing the things that I was passionate about... I've been so incredibly busy since SBS started that I'd fooled myself into thinking that I didn't have time to do the things I loved before SBS started. This week, I did art, wrote some songs, and had plenty of time to finish Hebrews in style. I also got to spend time with some new friends and catch up with some old friends back home.

THEN, last night I went to Eddy's Cantina, a local mexican restaurant/pub to watch the World Cup kickoff (soccer pun, couldn't resist) game. It was so crowded I couldn't even get in the door until halftime... and even then I ended up sitting on the floor. I think you can see my hair in the very corner of the picture :) In so many ways it was sooooo fun to be back in that environment, it almost felt like I was back in the Tamarack again. I never thought I'd miss the smell of beer and cigarettes in a bar!!! The next game is at 2:30 Am and a group of us will be going back there. It was also just super fun to be in a room full of people from all over the world. There were many South African fans there... and by midnight it was preeeeeety roudy!

And the final good cap of the week so far is that Jeanine and I, my SBS classmate from the DR made mexican food for the Ellis kids and watched a great movie. The food was delightful, the kids are awesome, as always, and my belly is full and my heart is sooooooo happy!