More photos.

These two kids come into the cafe everyday, and this time they were sleepy. They were playing with their toys and fell asleep. How cute it this.

A nice "cold" day in Punta Gorda.

We can still have fun.

Here in Belize, we still like to have fun. Sunday night was the Grammys, so we decided to celebrate but having a Grammy party.

Kanye showed up.

But so did Taylor Swift. Which caused some conflict.

Taylor Swift and Lady Gaga dancing to Beyonce;

Those rainy days.

I look up from the sink and see this in the morning.

New Friends.

I work in a small cafe in town, almost a 2 hour trip when I take the bus. Let me explain.
I live way back in the jungle, almost 2 miles from the main road. So I walk down the dirt road and  hope that I make the 12:00 bus. Which I never do for some reason. So I walk to the bus stop and wait for the 12:30 bus. I always make it just in time to sit with 6 kids from the nearby school. We smile at each other, and I take their pictures. They never really talk to me though, because here they get made fun of if they make friends with Americans. I talk to them though. I tell them about my day and where I am going. Sometimes they answer, but not too often.

I hear it’s snowing and raining back home. It’s hot here. Hot and humid. I miss the cold weather.

Thought for the day.

Today a little girl, 12 years old, asked if I could pray for her and her jealousy issues. I was absolutely stunned. I chuckled to myself, inside my head of course. Something I would not expect to come out a 12 year old’s mouth. I re-thought it out. How stark of her. Just the fact that she could examine herself, and recognize she was having jealous thoughts. Being almost 19 years old, I would hate to admit that I get jealous sometimes I was proud of her, in a weird way. Here she was, hanging out with an American (which is not kosher here) and I was proud of her. I didn’t even know her that well, but she was happy I was praying.

It made me think. *What are some things I don’t want to admit.*

*Rhetorical question.

From the jungle, with love…

Lesson #1;

Never stand in one place too long.
Why?
ANTS.
Army ants, red ants, leaf cutter ants, fire ants, wiwi ants. Every possible ant.
We were invade today by these little guys. Well, not so little. They’re pretty big actually.

Today was a good day. Despite the ants.
I found a bean today. A bug had eaten perfectly round holes all over it. It was really cool looking. So I took a picture.

My morning routine.

Morning coffee in the jungle.

I was drinking my morning coffee while reading my book, and took this picture. Just thought I would share it with you all.

On fire.

“When there is nothing left to burn, you have to set yourself on fire…”

I was on the flight to Dallas when this song came on. I see Jesus all the time, especially when I’m listening to a song and I feel like I relate to it. And He definitely spoke to me.

I don’t know if I can explain what this meant to me, but it was a realization.
I have lost a lot this past year, and been hurt, and healed, and grown. Not necessarily in that order though.

I have wandered out of my comfort zone. I left everything behind. I am living in a 3rd world country.
I will try my best to “set myself on fire”

Just a thought.

I ponder a lot. Especially late at night when I’m alone, and everyone is asleep.
“What if” this, and “Why?” that.
So many people have entered and exited my life in unexpected ways this past year.
I have gained friendships, and lost them. Reconciled and rekindled, and also had them taken from me.
I think that God has had a purpose for each and every person that has been in my life. Actually, I know.
I have learned things about myself that I have never even known about.

I can cry 2-3 times in a movie now.
I can find happiness in Jesus when I feel like everything is lost.
I can encourage.
I can feel.

I can feel. That’s one of the biggest ones yet.

I can feel.

KellyKidd.

This gal is Kelly. She is my friend/coworker.
Enjoy. These are only a few of them,

On our way to the location.

The end.

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