Tuesday we started the day early as we do every Tuesday. We leave the house around 8:15 and head to Tejarcillos for a weekly prayer time that has proven to be so wonderful. We stayed in Tejarcillos for a little bit afterwards and then headed back to our house with a young couple from the church. Jonathan and Rebecca and her daughter Sheila. We ate lunch together at our home and then we headed out about 2:00 for the office here that remains me something like the County Clerk's office in your normal US town. Jonathan and Rebecca had an appointment with a civil lawyer to legally become married and they had asked us to be their witnesses. So, we got to the office about 10 minutes early and then began the "processing of paper work" which took 1 hour! Around 3:30 we were all called back and Matt and I were asked a few simple questions and then the ceremony began. It was quick and simple and now they are legally married! I found it interesting the things the woman was saying to them about marriage being a sacred unit and that they as a couple needed to make sure they were always communicating about children, finances, who will work to provide for the family, divorce and so on. When she asked them if they had rings to exchange, they replied that they wanted to wait until the ceremony in the church to exchange them, at which her face (the attonrey's) lit up. She asked them what church and Rebecca replied "a Christian church." She proceeded to tell them that she was Catholic, but that they needed to recognize that when they took their vows in front of the church they were not only marrying each other but also allowing God to be the center of their marriage- it became not a marriage of two, but of three. She had not been mean before, but brisk and to the point. As she began talking with them about the church, her entire composure softened and it felt as if the mood lightened. It was pretty cool. We soent the entire day with Rebecca, Jonathan and Sheila and it was fun to get to know them better. Here are a few pictures....
The Newlyweds :)
Legally they are married today, however they consider their church wedding their official wedding! :)
The happy family
Our fammily and theirs :)
So, needless to say, Tuesday was not so much a school day as it was a ministry day, however, it was time well spent that I would not trade :)
Wednesday I left for La Carpio around 9:30 and spent a wonderful day there! Doña Panchita started a new group with 5 young people. Matt decided that it would be best for me to continue to minister in La Carpio each week and he volunteered to take over the school responsibilities on Wednesdays. So he and the kids had a great day and I think it actually hoooked him a little more on the homeschooling thing. He commented on how much fun it was! The curriculum we are using is so great and the learning activities are very practicial in demonstrating the lesson. So, after La Carpio, Matt met me at this plaza near the Tejarcillos rotunda and we headed to the prayer service. After the prayer service we went and ate supper and then went to the airport to pick up Alex. He had been in the states for a week for a wedding. We got home around 9:45 or so, maybe 10:00.
Thursday is our "day off." We are trying very hard to make this day a family day and nothing more. We will probably do a little bit of school, but some days, like yesterday, maybe not. We will treat it more like a Saturday because it is the only day we have just as a family. So, we relaxed and Matt and I caught up on some things we needed to get done. The most fun part of the day was that Matt found our home movies from when the kids were little (well, littler than they are now...). They are all VHS tapes so we pulled out the little tv/vcr combo that was given to us before we left and we all piled up on our bed and watched home movies for awhile. They were are so priceless. Seeing Audrey after just being born, watching her grow, seeing a few of when Ethan and Isabelle were so little- it was great. It made me wish we still had a video camera. When we moved we left the one we had because it would not hold its charge. It was just great looking back all those years ago and to remember they way they were. It was fun!
Today is Friday and we have school day (yes, we will actually do school today). The best thing about homeschooling, is as I have said many times already, the flexibility. We will use Saturdays as a make up day to catch up on the things we didn't finish throughout the week. So, it has been abusy week, and we are entering a busy weekend! We are looking forward to Sunday. We will be having a combined church service for Los Guido, Tejarcillos and La Carpio on La Finca to celebrate the Day of the Child here in Costa Rica. It should be great fun! PLease pray specifically for no rain. It has been raining when I have woken up every day this week!
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You know, I think until someone has experienced the rainy season in Costa Rica, they just can't relate to it and how much it just needs to STOP! I really wish you would send the rain up this way - it might cool things down. Sounds like a good week :-)
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