Summer Update

I have to say I really admire and look up to those people who faithfully update their blogs. You would think it should be a very easy thing to do, but somehow it's just not. At least for me. Life is good and busy and full and communication just seems to slip away from me. So this may be a long one as I have a lot to catch up on. Kudos to you if you read the whole way through.
The last time I wrote it was a letter written on behalf of Kaiden. Obviously that was a very difficult time that I am continuing to work through on a daily basis. I struggled with a lot of doubt and confusion and anger at what seemed and still seems at times to be God's silence. So many times I felt like I was just staring at God's turned back. Of course the pain of losing Kaiden remains, but life also goes on and is filled on a daily basis with God's grace and blessings! One day at a time.
Once the funeral was over and it was all said and done, I felt even more alone because Steph and Omar moved back down to Ensenada. They had become my life in a way and I felt at a loss as to what to do with myself once they were gone. So I set about focusing on some badly needed me and God time. I will admit it is a little difficult to have you and God time when you are a little perturbed with Him (just being honest), but it was good anyways. The summer months were wonderfully relaxing for me as the Mission Adventures program was going on at our ministry locations in Ensenada and Tijuana. This meant that I didn't have house building teams on the weekends to be with as well as office work during the week which is the norm for me throughout the rest of the year. I was able to get caught up on a ton of administrative things that tend to slip away from me throughout the building season.
Now I am back in the midst of a very hectic schedule which I love and thrive off of. I am enjoying my work more than ever right now, even the office stuff which is definitely a God thing. It seems that every team that comes down is more wonderful and every family we build a home for touches my heart in a deeper way. This "job" never gets old and I continue to cry at the expression of God's love lived out during the house dedications.
Please continue to pray for my friendship with God and that my life will be centered in His will every day. I desparately want my relationship with Him to grow stronger lately and pray for a deeper understanding of God.
I will post pictures of the Skate Competition that Omar and Stephanie planned in Ensenada a few weeks ago. There was an amazing turnout and God's word was proclaimed and heard in the downtown core of Ensenada. Awesome!