Work equals :)

Can you see why I love my work???? I get to look at all these faces EVERY day!!! What a lucky Gal am I!!!

Choices

So in my very first blog here, I went on an on about the day I was going to be spending at the Sheridan with a good girlfriend of mine. Well, even though I fell asleep with thoughts of me laying by the beautiful pool, we woke up to a miserably cloudy day. Not only was it cloudy but it was drizzly too. It was a bummer. Well, Sarah and I still packed up our suits and headed hopped on a taxi to head to the pool. We drove in circles as the roads all leading to the main square (Meskel Square) were closed down. Instead of being a short little trip it took us nearly an hour to get there. Of course the sun wasn’t shining.- but we sat down and had lunch, still complaining about the weather. I could complain more about all the bad things that happened that day--- but I’ll spare you.

What I do want to share is that I feel blessed that I actually had the opportunity choose to pay money to go to a pool & and I had a day free to be able to relax with my friend. As I walk down the streets here, I am reminded that very few people have the options and choices that I have. I mean, I have a new computer that my supporters sent me, I can afford to drink bottled water and buy my Addis family treats for Easter. What a blessing is that!!!! In the end I feel guilty for my little bit of complaining when things don’t go my way.

A Rock Hewn Church of Lalibela

Josh and I are in front of a small passage way leading the way to one of the 11 rock hewn churches at Lalibela. This was during our whirlwind trip to the northern part of Ethiopia

Happy Easter!!!

Vacation in Addis! Last night I debated do I stay in Zeway or go spend a day a day at the Sheraton hotel lounging by the pool with a good friend..... well you can guess what won out. So here I am typing on this thing and dreaming of my day by the pool tomorrow.

So what do you think of the name of this dear blog? My co-worker Rob and I took at least a half an hour to come up with something halfway decent. You should have heard some of the rather silly things we came up with. Rob said that I have to explain the name. So here it goes: Treasures in Zeway: There are many treasures in Zeway-- me for one (but more seriously), my co-workers, the youth that we are working with, our vulnerable and orphaned children-- the hope of them and their future. Life. Flowers & Acacia trees. Those affected by HIV/AIDS and doing more than living. More birds than you can imagine...

Happy Easter! I hope that in this season you can remember the love and the miracle of what Jesus did for you, me, and every heart in the world.