Roll With The Punches

      All in all, things haven’t gone as planned, to put it painlessly. Truth is, I’m actually okay with it. I’m okay with the knowing I tried, I gave it my best shot. Truth is, life is full of experiences just begging to teach us something worth knowing. If we never give life a chance it can’t teach we will miss out on these lessons. These 3 months have been the most challenging in our relationship, our finances, and our family. These 3 months have also afforded me some worthwhile lessons I might have never known otherwise. Here are a few:

1: We actually really like living on 1 room. I know this sounds crazy and I would have agreed had you said this only months ago. This coming from the women who was adamant I would never co-sleep. But truth is, is nice. It's not something that we will have forever, small people in our bed. I don't mind savoring every moment of it.

2: Charlotte loves fruit. This isn't all that exciting except she loves fruit I cant pronounce the names of, much less would have ever brought in the U.S.. I'm fairly certain since moving here she has survived on breast milk and fruit.

3: Being broke sucks. Sorry I'm not sorry, it really does. Everything takes sacrifices and sometimes life happens, but this is not going to be part of the plan ever again. I refuse to settle for thinking I would ever have to live that way.

4: God still rocks in Spanish. I'm a church snob, really I am. I find something wrong with every doctrine, every building, every preacher, every everything. But not having a church to go to made me wish I had dragged myself out of bed many more Sundays while I had the chance. We did go to a Spanish speaking church and although I couldn't understand any of the message (yes of course I still found at least 10 things still wrong with the Church), I was able to sing along to all of the song by recognizing the music.

5: I really am super mom. Well, you know, not really but it sure feels like it. Since we have come here I have had no help (other than Luis) with the kids. Charlotte still doesn't sleep, we live in one room (as mentioned above), there are no parks, no Chuck-E-Cheese, no pools, no friends. Nada. I've had to care for, cook for, entertain, everything.

6: I'm tougher than I thought. We've battled health sickness, home sickness, food sickness, lack of sleep I'm going to lose my mind sickness and fatigue almost to the point of exhaustion. I survived.

    So for now, we roll with the punches, wait for our next step and try really hard to enjoy the ride!

-Peace and Grace