Silver Linings

I'm not going to lie... today was a little rough. The weather, the massive amounts of work, language barriers, and other undefinable factors influenced a less than perfect attitude. I noticed it half way through the morning. The stalls were really messy and I was constantly one stall behind Oscar, which just made me feel a little incompetent. As we worked in silence (he knows as much English as I know Spanish...) I began to wonder why I wasn't feeling as motivated as I had been the past few days.

It's hard to say exactly what my thought process was, but all I know is that God is good and He's leading me through this. Not every day is going to be sunshine and roses, but I can plow through them knowing that I have higher goals set. This was reiterated for me by three of the four Taylor brothers. During a little Meet&Greet, they told their stories about working hard in situations that seemed over-flowing with hard work and little reward. They were all in the same exact spot as the interns are in now -bottom of the barrel, barely keeping their head above water, surrounded by physical work. But they told us that with a little work, a little faith, and a better goal to work for, those rough days are tolerable. It was precisely what God wanted me to hear.

Overall, things are going very well. There are always days where the wind is just a little too harsh, the load is just a little too heavy, or the work seems unending. But it doesn't have to be like that forever, and I don't have to define my time here by how hard it is. There's more for me on the other side. God's good like that.