Overdue Pictures
Celtic Monastery
Cliffs of Moher
Cross Continental Travellers: friends from Oz, South Africa and Canada on Shamrocker tour
Western most point of Ireland. Really Gorgeous
View from Blarney Castle. I kissed the stone, but still, no eloquence.
Here are my Ireland pics...a few at least. More to come from Cambridge etc
Oz
It is now the beginning of my second full day in Melbourne. The time to get here was looong. 9 hours to Korea, 10 more to Singapore, 10 hours in the Singapore airport (sure did sleep on the floor), the 7 more to Melbourne. I actually slept a lot on the way to Singapore and in the airport, so I was cranky but relatively awake when I arrived at Gwen's. I was so looking forward to seeing my best friend again after so many months. I was so happy to get away from home, too. I have no room right now. It is gutted because our house flooded with all the rain we have been having. My stuff is fine, nothing of my own was damaged. But packing was so frusturating. My things are strewn about in several closets and boxes throughout the house. And I was so tired from the flight home then prepping for another one. I wonder how Sidney Bristow deals with jet lag?
It is just heading into summer here so it isn't as hot as I expected. But it is still beautiful. Yesterday my sis and I went to the beach then walked around downtown last night. I dunno what is up for today. I am waiting for Gwen to return but I have no idea where she is. Maybe my sis and I will just take off again.
I am doing okay but there is a lot going on for me right now and things that are making me a lil upset. I don't want to talk about them, but if you pray for me, could you just pray for wisdom, kindness and gentleness??? That would be muchly appreciated. I still need to post Ireland and Cambridge pics. Sometime soon. Ciaos.
Lessons in Futility
I am leaving, tears, tomorrow. I am going to miss it here so much...the people (Eleanor, work, and church), the countryside, the horses, the work. I had a little cry at work yesterday when I said goodbye to Peter, as he had to leave for a conference to be a lecturer. Sally and Peter have been like second parents. I don't consider myself much of an emotional person, but, sure was emotional yesterday. I went back into the clinic and was holding a horse while tears rolled down my face. I had to be excused to go to the loo.
I learned a lot while I was here. Lots about the history of the UK, horses, vet med, how to take British sarcasm, and lots of random stuff...but I think the most important lesson is that I am much weaker than I thought. Coming back from Asia, coming back from missions' work, you know you are faulted, but you feel like you have to be this super spiro person, and I got a bit spiritually prideful. But man, suck me away from church and ministry and Christian community and my flame dies out so quickly. I have learned the importance of the Body, for sure. I have not been carrying Christ in me as I had hoped I would. But God has humbled me and broke my heart a few times.
Later this afternoon I will go to London and meet with my cousin's girlfriend. She has kindly offered me a place to sleep for the night. I will arrive in Canada tomorrow afternoon, Vanncouver time. I miss my family and my friends, of course, but a big part of me feels settled here and doesn't want to leave. So, I leave this post with a plea from me to you...if you become extremely rich in the next couple of years, will you please prayerfully consider joining my team by paying for my veterinary tuition abroad? Oh, you think I am joking? I am dead serious. This is my serious face :|
PS. I do have more Ireland pics and some of here to post. And I saw the places in Cambridge where Watson and Crick discovered the DNA helical structure...and the pub where they announced it. I took pictures. I heart DNA. Hehhe.
