Things to do:
- Say goodbye to boys
- Make sure to walk through barrios
- Take Carlos out on a date
- Run a sports camp
- Make sure I have “dates” with the people I need to
- Enjoy time with the boys
- Take laundry to Casa Mateo
- Clean the rooms
- Pack everything up
- Perform a talent show
- Perform another talent show
- Get pictures of the old person home
- Get pictures of Los Papitos
- Get pictures of barrios
- Cook dinner all week
- Cry my eyes out while leaving the barrios
- Go to the dump
And the list goes on….
Our last week here reminds me of the song that is played on Mother’s Day where it lists the 739 things moms have to do. This week has the potential to seem like the shortest week of my life. Everyday is being packed full of events, meetings and anything else possible. If I were to write out a schedule for this week first off I would get a head ache and second it would look like an encyclopedia page.
As much as it sounds like I am complaining about how crazy this week is going to be (partially true) I am also excited. I get to spend every waking moment filled with the people, places, sounds, and smells of Nicaragua. Now I don’t want it to seem like we haven’t done anything over theses past two months because we have done a lot.
However, I’m sure you can relate our current situation. Imagine it is the last week of a summer camp, last few hours at family camp, or at an amusement park, you don’t want to spend them sitting around rather you try to pack them full.
This week looks like it could very well drain me of everything I have in every category. It looks like a nonstop go, go, go that is going to get crazy and at times stressful.
See this is where God is so cool though because while I look at it as madness He just simply says,
“Enjoy it while you can.”
Hey you got it big man.
So that is what I will do.
I will take in every sound, smell, sight, taste, and touch like it was my last and enjoy it.
I will fully embrace every hug.
I will love every sweaty dirty soccer game.
I will inhale every plate of rice and beans.
I will laugh at every moment of confusion caused by language barrier.
And I will simply enjoy it all.
