October 3: Proverbs 3- Our Life in Photos

Today was not a normal day.  First off, it was Bruce's birthday and second, we didn't go to school.  We did drop off the kids at school, but then Bruce and I headed to Immigration to file our paperwork for our religious visas.  We left school a little after 8 and didn't return until 2:40 to pick up Emme.  Luckily, we had friends that picked up Leyton- he and his friend Jacob played till we got back--Thanks Adam Cain!! And thanks to Miguel for driving us--would have been more of an adventure without these 2 people in our life today!

So although today was not part of our 'daily life' this is what we have to do to make Costa Rica part of our life.

So today we went to Immigration with all paperwork in hand.  Traffic was awful.

 Here is a picture of the train we got stopped by--imagine the rest of the traffic....lots of cars!

 Here is one of the trucks that was next to us.  The bumper sticker says, "Para mi Dios todo es posible"  translation: "For my God, everything is possible".  (I think God winked at us!) What a great reminder as we were stuck in traffic and heading to this:

 Here is the immigration office.  We were sitting in the yellow chairs after being in two other lines before that.  9:30-2:00 in this room with not one English speaker--except us!

After we arrived home, we made chicken and rice casserole (oh how I have missed it--and it was ooh so good) and later we had Bruce's chocolate cake!  It was worth the little splurge to see him 'light up' at all that chocolate!

As we prepared for Immigration this morning, I read Proverbs 3.  As we were sitting in traffic, at the bank to pay for the visas (yes, we paid at a bank not at the office), and in Immigration, I remembered Proverbs 3: 5-6:
"Trust in the Lord with all you heart and lean not on your own understanding; 6 in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight."

Spending the whole day with Bruce, on his birthday, driving around San Jose, sitting in the bank and Immigration, being reminded that everything is possible for God (by a bumper sticker)--definitely was not in MY understanding, but God knows what He is doing and in His time.

Proverbs 3: 23-26
"23 Then you will go on your way in safety, and your foot will not stumble; 24 when you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet. 25 Have no fear of sudden disaster or of the ruin that overtakes the wicked, 26 for the Lord will be your confidence and will keep your foot from being snared."

At the end of the day, our paperwork was submitted, everything seemed to go WAY TOO smooth, and we have 3 more documents to produce and that should be it.  If it is meant to be, then it will be.  Thank you Lord for all of the provision that you gave us, we enjoyed the time together, and made it a time to acknowledge you in everything that we do--which made our paths straight.

Day 3-lesson learned!