The classic apron...

A farm baby...

This is the feared terciopelo snake. It was quite long.

A Peruvian grandmother and Squirrelgirl hanging out together on the balcony.

Well,I feel like reflection on this whole trip is forthcoming! For the moment,Lord willing, I am looking toward the harbor lights of home. Soon, soon....

In His Love,

Pilgrimama

a peek into tropical farm life

There are plenty of baby turkeys for Squirrelgirl to wonder over...

She got to stomp around in the pasture,visiting a mama turkey and her babies. I forgot to add the dead snake picture here... Um,let's think about turkeys,shall we?

You get to have mini bananas just a baby's size. The ultimate in nature's kid friendly organic snacks?

Here's my hand with a banana in it. My hands are small. The banana fit easily.

I have more pics which I may or may not post... Maybe I will only email them to friends who beg? I do belive I should show you all the dead snake at some point though...

I have had many interesting, inspiring and educational moments here and I am grateful!

The Lord makes all things beautiful!

In His love!

Pilgrimama

alive and well..

Squirrelgirl and I are alive and well! She is having a blast! Right now she's off at a marshmallow roast and I will soon join her. Hopefully more pics tomorrow.

~ In Him, Pilgrimama

reporting live from Costa Rica

Weather: Rainy
Food: very good
Without my camera: it feels like I have part of me sort of missing....
Keeping busy: sleeping a lot(only a baby with me!) going to the dentist twice,riding buses and taxis,reading (The Shack,Stepping Heavenward,Captivating etc.,hanging out with old friends,coming up with new ideas for homeschool(I actually have time to think and plan!) .
Tomorrow: I plan to be out in the boonies. I'll probably keep busy making art... and working!
And~ oh,yeah! The coffee down here is really good!

Hasta Luego!
In His Love,Marcella

what is that?

Yeah,I know. That's my laundry shot at an angle. Is it a least a teeny bit like art? Look at all the textures and colors! Laundry and dishwashing are my two of my least favorite chores so I try to keep it a bit interesting... as in racing the clock,pretending I'm the maid, turning on music(Asian drums are in the player right now) and yes,taking pictures.So there,now you know some of my embarrassing secrets.
Wanna know something else? My little ones ate things like peanut butter sandwiches and Rice Krispy treats for breakfast. I was still tossing my cookies late last night. This virus is something else. Ok,now you know enough awful stuff about me for one day. Bye.
In Him, Pilgrimama

the breakfast club

homemade muffins and juice

a breakfast burrito in the making..

big and little,we gather round...

The mama breakfast club came about very organically. Lee and I attend a church a few minutes from our home that's inspired by the early churches. We come from all walks of life,and all stages. From folks struggling with homelessness to college professors and lots in between, we come. And from this growing gathering of people the mamas started to connect. And want to spend time together. So we eat breakfast together. (We meet up for plenty of other things too,but the breakfast group is the anchoring point,so to speak.) And we hash things out. Often in little snatches,here and there. We ask each other's opinions. We inspire one another. We are becoming family. These breakfast club people-I love them!

I now retire as the breakfast club people have also gifted me a nasty stomach virus. It's ok. I can handle the tough times too. Real life.

In His Love,

Marcella

thank-you wherever you are

Just reflecting this Mother's Day on the mother who carried me in her womb. Who gave birth, in a hut, to a child she pronounced beautiful but knew she could not provide for properly.So she did one of the bravest things a mother can do-she gave me to a woman who could.

So today I call out into the universe and I say" thank-you,wherever you are. May God be with you."

And, I say to the one who is my "mommy" and a grade A Mom, whom I know where she is- Happy Mother's Day! Thank-you for being an instrument of God to me, for putting so much into me and helping me be who I am today.

And to all motherkind today- it's a good work we have. It is.

In His Love,
Marcella