I have so much to update… we’ve been to several countries, had friends stay, will have more friends stay this weekend, I’m ending a 5 week internship tomorrow and flying out for a 2 week stay in America…! Whew! It’s been busy. I will update, but it will be when I have internet (so, not for a few days or maybe after Easter).
Until then, I hope you have a wonderful Spring holiday and Happy Easter!
Christ is Risen!
~Lucy
I don’t think I’ve mentioned it on here before, but Saturday Grant and I are headed to Hungary! We are going with some of his friends from Hult and I can’t wait!!
Here’s a teaser of the plans we have:
Budapest
Domonyvölgy
Gödöllő
{for a Horse Show}
Tihany Abbey
Szechenyi Bath
Lake Balaton
Sümeg Castle
Ok, so not only did we find a flat – lovely! – but because of some dear friends who are helping us into the whole situation, we are moving in TODAY! How great is that???
It’s a perfectly tiny one bedroom with a washer and drier! (which is unheard of over here) with a “fully fitted kitchen” which means it has a sink, oven, stove top, and coffee/tea maker (of course!). I’m already planning out how to rearrange the living space to maximize the (almost) floor to ceiling, gorgeous bay windows (14 ft. ceilings, too!). In our bedroom, we have lots of natural light and french doors that open out to a private garden – private meaning shared by the 8 or so tenants in our building. We have a beautiful old house (lots of curb appeal) that has been turned into different flats.
In the words of The Gypsy Mama:
“And tomorrow I take flight with this team to go and be guests in someone else’s country, community and home. To learn what makes them laugh and where they live and what stories they treasure in their hearts. To share food and faith and look deep into each other’s eyes and discover through the grime and accents and distances that we are all beautiful.”
That’s why we’re going.
We are captivated by the people of this earth. We want to experience and embrace the reality that we are all made in God’s image. We want to visit and live – to taste and see that it is good and that we are all beautiful.
Technically, this is not a new post… I’m just sharing a blog I love and what I’m learning through it – what I want to remember from it:
“But it’s not those occupational demands or our circumstances that make our days crazy or calm. I’m beginning to realize that peace and simplicity is a choice, not something that is handed to you—or not.
It’s in the attitudes I choose, the inspiration I uncover or ignore, the priorities and thoughts and conversations I pick to fill those moments and those hours that make the majority of my days, and—essentially—who I am.”
Identity and knowing Who’s you are – Who you belong to – makes all the difference. I learned this simple truth as a 19 year old study-abroad student in the South of France:
You can be miserable anywhere – under the best of circumstances. You can happy anywhere – in the worst of circumstances.
Contentment is a choice.
I’ll leave you with this from Pinterest (my new fave):
Knowing who you are – and Who’s you are – makes all the difference in the world.
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