Experiencing the Christmas season away from KC, as well as
in another culture, makes me think on some of the things in my life I take for
granted. Of course there are the
inconsequential things such as hearing “I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas” multiple
times on the radio, the abundance of Christmas lights as you drive down the
street, and the ease of specifically finding everything you might possibly need
for holiday baking…and in one place even.
J
Then there are the greater things such as being pointed to
Jesus more often during the Advent season, spending lazy mornings and sharing
laughter with my family, and waiting to hear from the Lord with some of my best
friends – and thousands of others believers – at One Thing on my birthday.
Being in Spain for Christmas has been awesome though. Two of my good friends from college, whom God
used to give me a heart for Spain, returned to their homes in Barcelona and
Zaragoza and invited me to be a part of their families. I’ve walked a lot, strolled along the beach
at dusk, visited Cathedrals, laughed, shared conversation, shopped, relaxed,
eaten lots of Spanish food (seafood especially), continued to work towards
fluency, and taken pics with friends.
The Lord has truly blessed me, and the memories that are
being made now and the experiences being encountered will not soon be
forgotten.
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