However, if I do decide to write a post like that this year, it will yet be forthcoming. And unlike previous years, I will write one looking forward instead of looking backward. I've come to realize nostalgia never advances any moves of God, and I certainly get depressed when I look back at things in my life and realize what goals I haven't realized since making them. I get more inspired and motivated looking forward thought.
I trust and hope that those of you reading this had a good Christmas holiday and exceptional new year's. This was the first time in about 7 years that I've been away from Canada for Christmas, the last time being when I lived in Pensacola, FL for Bible school. The years since, even though I'd lived overseas (in Holland) I usually seemed to not be in Holland for December, so this was the first time being in another culture for their version of Christmas.
Peruvians like their fireworks and all night parties! In this culture, what they do is start their fiesta at midnight on Christmas Eve, open their presents and eat their big meal, and then go to bed at maybe 4 or 5 am. The next day they sleep in and eat a breakfast type of meal when they wake up. So, many people near my house in either the high rise next door or in some kind of other place out back party with loud music and light off fireworks at night so I've had a hard time having a normal sleeping schedule. I'm a light sleeper, and the type who can't sleep until all noise is gone or unless I'm so wiped I will sleep through any noise. So I've been going to bed late this week and sleeping in. I'm looking forward to changing that back to a decent hour in the next few days. No, really I am. I'm normally a night owl, but my life is taking on more of a pattern in this culture of being early to rise and many things I need to do involve being up and out of the house early some mornings of the week.
Last night, I spent New Year's at Catedral De Fe (translation Cathedral/Church of Faith) for their new year's service. It started at 10pm, and went until 6am. Of course, I didn't make it that long. When I arrived, they put on Fireproof dubbed in Spanish. I knew I could understand it but it would still be a challenge. In fact, I had a real problem understanding why the character of Kirk Cameron's wife was such a mean witch to him through out the movie as he's trying to save their marriage. Then when I went home and looked up more on it on the internet, and I realized I that a scene in the beginning in the kitchen where he screams in her face and says all sorts of nasty stuff was lost on me and I didn't get the jist of it like I thought. But other than stuff like that, I understood a dubbed Spanish movie. Yay for me!
They cut the movie off part way through around 11:40 and had the worship band come on and lead us in some music to lead us right up to the new year, stopped for some sandwiches and drinks, then they put the movie on again, and before I left around past 2am, they were worshipping God some more. I didn't feel I'd be able to stay up all night. Maybe if I knew how loud the party near my house would be when I got home I might have stayed, because it was so loud I didn't go to bed until 5am anyway, and slept in until around noon. I may have been perfectly justified in staying up late and sleeping in lately, but it doesn't make me feel any less lazy today.
Well, I'll catch up and write some more later. If you haven't ever checked out www.fireonyourhead.org, I gave the site a complete design overhaul in the last few days, and I must say I REALLY like the new look. That's another thing I've done with my time during the holidays, and I'm happy with it.
Have a happy new year!
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