I hope you had a blessed and joyful Easter. Life here in the past two weeks has been crazy and wonderful. We have had vacation from school and it has been a huge blessing. While we had vacation from school we had some of the orphanage boys over at our house. Well, we actually had all of the primary boys over. It was good for them to do something different and keep them busy during their time off. I got sick during the week and ended up spending some time in bed but I am healthy now!
I figured I would put up some pictures from the boys rather than trying to describe everything for a change in pace.
The boys from the orphanage always remind me to be grateful for what we have. They are really need so much attention but its just not possible to give everyone all the attention that they need. Everyone does a really great job to do the best they can, but nothing beats being in a family. I will always be indebted to the love they show me. The boys are very affectionate and that makes time with them so rewarding.
Easter here was a really good experience. On Easter Monday everyone goes out to the sea wall and fly kites. We also went out with the boys to fly kites which was also really great. I really enjoyed spending Easter here. It was really laid back but at the same time good. There was no Easter Bunny - but there were plenty of kites.
Life other than that has been good. I've been enjoying time off and relaxing. It is always so important to take time for yourself. I sometimes forget that I need to just relax and not stress. This is what the last two weeks have really been.
Other than that I've also been reading "The girl with the dragon tattoo" and its sequel. The book starts out slow but is REALLY amazing. I would very much recommend reading them both. While I was sick I ended up reading 581 pages in ONE DAY! It obviously shows how good the book was!
I am sorry this is short, but hopefully you enjoy the pictures. Know that I have been thinking of everyone back home often during the Easter period. I got a card from my Aunt the other day that wished me the best as I entered the season of hope. It was a really good reminder for me. This is the season of hope -
Be confident in hope!
Love,
Ashley Ann
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| Henrietta With Ramario |
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| Getting the Boys to Help Clean up! |
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| Ramario in the Hammock |
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| Sleeping Boys |
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| Family Photo After Easter Vigil |
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| Kites on the Sea Wall |
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| The Sea Wall/Ocean |
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| Hanging out by the Ocean on Easter Monday |
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Hi Ashley! Sorry I've been away for awhile, I haven't had much time on the blogs lately because I am so darn busy and also because I dropped my laptop and broke it, so we are all sharing the home computer in this house! I love that you had the boys over. I bet they enjoy any change from the norm and any bits of attention they can get. Easter on the seaboard with kites sounds like a nice change from the Easter Bunny and over- sugared kids!
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