Parent Visit Weekend

Two weekends ago, I was blessed to have not only my mom and Norm come down and visit me (which I knew about ahead of time and which is not uncommon for them), but less than an hour after they left my dad and Karen showed up!  It was such a blessing and at the most perfect time.  The week before this, these thoughts had been looming in my mind, “What if I’m not supposed to be here forever?  What would I do back home if I decided it would be best to move back soon?  Should I be ‘getting on with my life’ or is this my life?”  But those thoughts just ended up making me really sad.  I tried to imagine saying goodbye to the church at La Gloria and I welled up merely thinking about it.  Then when my mom and Norm arrived, they were just in time to help get things ready for Friday outreach in Rancho San Francisco.  While at outreach, my mom especially was really encouraging me that I was supposed to be there, loving the kids with God’s love and that I was were God wanted me to be.  When my dad and Karen arrived just after my mom left on Sunday it was a complete surprise for me!  I had no idea they were coming, in fact we almost (well, we should have) missed each other, but God worked it out by keeping me from leaving for outreach when I was planning on, and keeping my dad and Karen from their last bathroom stop.  Anyways, it all worked out just perfectly and they were able to join me on our Sunday outreach to the church, La Gloria, in Lazaro Cardenas.  When we arrived they were also able to fill me with more words of encouragement and confirmation that this is where God wants me and can use me most right now.  All in all, it was a most blessed weekend and even though sometimes it difficult for me to be here, alone, without my family, I know that this is where I am supposed to be and I have peace about that and am very blessed to have friends and amazing “coworkers” and neighbors who look out for me and take care of me when I really need it.