Went to the Changtha Beach this weekend on a much needed vacation! It was lovely... long, warm beaches surrounded with fabulous friends from my church! We were on a retreat and were able to walk out to the sea any chance we wanted. It was the perfect temperature, on a large sand bar, calm, rolling waves and the sounds of birds chirping. I can honestly say that I have yet to experience anything like it!
Here the first shot I took, once I got off the 9-hour bus ride! We drove through the night and it was filled with a zillion potholes, the sighting of a white elephant (they are sacred here in s.e. asia!) and the fear of flying off the mountain. I will NEVER complain of driving up to big bear every again, as it is NOTHING in comparison to the drive to the beach!
God is SO GOOD.
This is my friend Erin, who I have taught with for the last 4 months! She is wonderful and has lived all over the world! I had a blast getting to know her more, especially outside of school!
We talked about LOVE all throughout the weekend... what it means to be in a relationship with the Lord and with others. The take-away message? First you love God, then you love yourself. If you can do both, then you can love others. Easy to say, hard to do...
Frisbee tournament Champions! Three games later and raw feet- we managed to finally sit down and enjoy the sunset on the beach! It was quite exciting :)
My new friends- Kate and Shanna- looking forward to getting to know these ladies more and more of the next (x) years!
Overall, I had a fabulous weekend and felt refreshed afterwards! It was fun to experience a retreat on the beach and get to know the Lord, some old (and new!) friends and be able to think about what it is that I meant to do with my one wild and precious life... (more on that later!)
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