living eternity: December 2013

after two crazy months of moving from one place to another and organizing events

these days seem boring

and yet...

majority of my/our days are

for example my last two days were filled with

administration and paperwork

reading books and other materials

meeting people over a cup of coffee

processing and planning

nothing special, I would say

and I didn't feel fine /don't ask me why ... I don't know/

I was looking for something extraordinary

even through fb

something that would bring more excitement into my life

.........................................

sometimes I tend to look at the ordinary days like an unwanted must

some kind of transitional stage between two extraordinary experiences

but this is where my life happens

it is made out of small decisions I make daily

my character is being built up especially in those moments when nobody's watching

if I want to be entrusted with much, I need to be trusted with little

He is with me in all those moments

therefore

it's ok to have an "ok day"

i just need to change my mind set

look closer

and capture its beauty

26 days

10 departures & landings

/now i definitely know what aeroasthenia feels like/

13,828 flight miles and more than 1500 car miles

sleeping in 9 beds in 8 states

exhausting, and yet

it was worth it all

. . . . . . . .

i had my

happy moments

sad moments

embarrassing moments

/especially when you engage yourself in a conversation about totally different subject that you think because you don't understand the word but you keep talking anyway or using an inappropriate word while preaching for youth /

it feels great to spend more than 5 days in one time zone

i am still processing

but i already can share some of my observations

i am super thankful for

these people /Mike, Jany and Denisa/

I could get to know them and their hearts/passion more. I've realized how much I didn't know about Slovaks and Eastern Slovakia ;-) Thanks Denisa for explaining!

And about America ...

Staying in 9 different households was like a big lesson on hospitality. It was so great to be spoiled by your care and experience your interest in our ministry!

I just love your services! You enter a store and you feel really welcome there! I've realized it in the moment I stepped into the Slovak grocery store. A hostile look of a saleslady told me everything.

Welcome home, Darina! :)

In general you smile much more than us. And that's a good thing.

It wouldn't hurt us to try to be more positive.

BUT

smile is also a good mask. We smile and pretend that everything is fine, so that others won't ask deeper questions.

Drive-through is a brilliant invention. I've noticed though that this kind of comfort creates more stress than less. Because you are still in a hurry. You are always in motion. "Grab this or get this done as fast as possible..."

About me ...

Fast food and using car all the time made me realize how much I like walking and

enjoying my food by sitting at the table and eating slowly.

5 days in Nashville made it official: I do not like country music. No offence, but jazz is jazz!

I enjoyed meeting and talking to so many new people but after a month I'm ready to feed the introverted part of my personality ;-)

About God ...

He cares. It's me who matters to Him more than the work I do. He provides.

He wants my prayers. I really believe that there is much more in prayer that we might think.

I'm reading The Circle Maker from Mark Batterson these days and I highly recommend it.

Inspiring!

Few pictures in the end

Elvis is alive :-)