It is cold. Food is sugary and abundant. Sweaters are pretty. Family is nearby. Life is so different here. I am appreciating everything. Time goes fast here too! People do not know how to sit still and I find myself running along with everyone else.
I forgot my US drivers license in Ghana so I went to the DVLA...what do they call it here??? Oh, yeah, DMV, and I told them I lost mine and they issued me a new one, in 15 minutes, $14.00, and a week later it came in the mail. My lost Ghana driver's license took me over 6 months to get. The convenience of this culture is so nice and efficient.
I had an amazing weekend with my mom and sister in Chicago. We stayed with friends and took the train into downtown. We saw Christmas lights, huge Christmas trees, Christmas markets. We ate at yummy places and talked until exhaustion. It will be something I will remember for a long time.
I was able to go to my home church. They were talking about building a new church when I left and then finished it this past year. So, it was my first time to see it and worship inside it. I have to admit, my thoughts were so distracted with everything and seeing old and new people that I barely caught the message! Oops!
I say all this to just remind myself of God's presence in my life. How his grace drowns me and his love soaks into me. It is a very beautiful experience to add to my list of "Over and Above from God". I still have two weeks left! Woo hoooooo!
MERRY CHRISTMAS!