Hi friends! I apologize for not posting for so long! This summer has kept us super busy!
It seems that learning another language is quite difficult, especially at my age! ;) So while I have been glued to the computer or at school for most of my summer, Miss Olivia has been quite the trooper. God really blessed us with that child. She can sit quietly and play by herself as long as I ask her. But, thankfully Grammy has come to our rescue on more than one occasion this summer. Apparently Grammy loves Barbies as much as Olivia does, so it hasn't been too bad.
Our Friday trips to the "club" to go swimming have been a life saver too! Olivia is such a little fish these days... again, she acts just like me! I remember living for summers as a kid, hoping to spend every second possible in the pool. I loved nothing more than swimming. I try to remember that and take her as often as I can.
She also loves to learn. For as long as I continue to give her "assignments" she will sit happily at the kitchen table doing her "homework". She wants to read so badly, and is learning to sound out words. She is so smart. ....And spanish?? She thinks she speaks it fluently. I've taught her to count, a couple of songs, and some other random things in spanish. She now roams around the house stringing all of those words together to form her own version of spanish conversation. I want so badly to find a spanish speaking lady to keep her in the afternoons and only speak spanish to the both of us. I think she would pick it up quickly if she had a better teacher.
I don't have anything exciting to report on the mission front. Still hoping for the Saul Project to go through. I promised myself when I left Guat last that I would not return until I was fluent and could really make a difference. So I wait patiently. Every month or so I see pictures from Refuge International's latest trip to Sarstun or San Ramundo and it renews my encouragement. This is a long road, but it will be absolutely worth it in the end. Maybe one day I can give to Guatemala what Guatemala has given to me.
