That is “God bless you!” in Spanish and what one of my many moving sale guests said to me upon leaving. And I said to myself that it was kind of representative of the wonderful group of different people who have come by for the sale which has slowed down, though officially ends Friday and I still have two appointments on Thursday! 🙂
I had both Ticos and Expats coming to the sale with Ticos coming mostly for the practical kitchen and household things while most expats came for art. And all have been such interesting and very nice people! A mother who works the night shift at the local Emergency Room and later her very polite and thankful twenty-something son for some cheap prices on things he needed like the sleeper sofa. A former missionary to Peru who retired here before her husband died and for years helped administer the local children’s home that you FBC Nashville people met. Neighbors, friends and total strangers from all over the world came by and they are partly what make Costa Rica the interesting and enjoyable place it is.
So yes, God did bless me in a simple process like a moving sale and continues to bless me in so many different ways here in Costa Rica – a move that I continue to thank Him for! And I’m thanking Him that things are seeming to fall in place for this next big adventure! It has always been difficult for me to let someone serve me as I’ve always seen myself as the servant, but I can tell you that I’m really looking forward to someone else preparing the meals! 🙂 Along with new relationships, activities and some new environments to explore.
And that feature photo? It was my last bed in the states with the print of Jesus in Gethsemane that hung over my maternal grandmother’s bed and has mine now for many years and I am taking it with me to Verdeza where it will again hang over the head of my bed as it has for the 12 years here in Atenas. Just one more of God’s many blessings! 🙂 The official title is “Christ in Gethsemane” by Heinrich Hofmann in 1886. And I like the sepia toned print as did my grandmother. 🙂
Bear with me as I don’t blog much for several weeks while I get the big move done and adjust to a new environment and then I hope for a new blogging spirit to keep me creative and still focused on nature!
¡Pura Vida!
