We have officially moved to the Arevalo household. We have been here for two weeks now and it has been great. I met Kelley about 8 years ago through a mutual friend and she became like a sister to me. The Lord has blessed me with a beautiful friendship in her. We are now both married to two amazing and godly men and have kiddos of our own! Pretty amazing!
Kelley and Abner pastor a small church here in La Ceiba and they offered to let us stay at their house while we were here for Matt's school...they did not know what they were getting themselves into :) They have a two year old little girl and a 8 month old baby. Their house is about 1,000 sq ft (and no AC) so there is not tons of space to move around, but we have somehow managed to get along well...God is good! :) They have been so generous and selfless in that they even gave up their own bedroom for the 5 weeks that we will be here. They are amazing and godly people! We are so excited to be here.
Kelley and I usually take turns cooking. We plan meals for the week and usually go grocery shopping together every week. It is fun having a cooking partner and having extra hands to help out with the kiddos. We are usually busy all day taking care of all the kids, making meals, disciplining, getting ready to go somewhere, cleaning up play-doh, holding crying babies...etc. There is never a dull moment :) Evenings are great because we usually get to sit and talk without interruptions after the kids are all asleep. Many times we pray and share about current parenting issues, marriage issues, etc. and it is great to be able to challenge and encourage each other.
All in all we are doing really well. God is teaching us, breaking us and humbling us as we all live together and live to serve and honor him. The girls are growing and learning to share and just learning to get along and love each other. It is hard for them, but it is good practice for them too. They are doing better each day! God is good. We joke around that by the time the girls are done with this time, they will be able to get along with anyone :) We shall see...;)
Pictures to come!!!
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Hola Brodines y Arevalos! We wish we could come over for supper and a long visit (your food looks delicious and we know time with you is even better). We are so glad that God is giving you this opportunity to soak in time with family, friends, and Spanish!!!!!!
with love, Beth
We would be thrilled to meet the Arevalos and have some friends in La Ceiba. Are they Honduran?? What church do they pastor? Saludos y bendiciones! Se fué la electricidad en su casa por como 5 horas hace dos noches. Hubo un calor horrible!!!!! Casi no pudimos dormir. Solo le dije a Joel, "Es preparación para nosotros!!" Los queremos!
Blessings to you all. We are loving the pictures and the updates. The girls look like they're thriving and becoming fast friends. It's hot here, too. In the 90's all week!
Hola Brodines,
Could you send me the phone number of the lady that cleans your house, please? Lo boté y ahora lo necesito para ver si quiere venir a limpiar! Gracias amigos!
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