God Is My Constant

It has been a while since writing last! Things have been crazy here, as usual, and super busy!

We had fall break October 28th to November 2nd, and I was able to go on a wonderful trip with Seth, Elyse, Kris, and Dani to Tenerife, one of the Canary Islands off the coast of Morocco!

This is the only picture we got of the 5 of us! We took it after swimming in the natural pools in Garachico!

We were so blessed by getting to stay in an all-inclusive hotel in Puerto de la Cruz, on the north side of the island. The food was amazing and so were the people. We realized the island was the "Hawaii" for European people. We were the only Americans there! Everyone was pretty fascinated when they found out we were American :) This island trip was the perfect getaway for us for the week. We had a relaxing 5 days in the warm sun not having to care about much. It was awesome!

Being tourists in a gift shop looking for sandals for Seth!

Seeking refuge from the STRONG wind!

I think we were testing to see if the sound echoed under the tree? haha (it was my idea)

The black sand at the beach by our hotel!

The gorgeous moonrise on the first night!

Seth trying to dry his socks in the wind after we got drenched by a huge wave!

The natural pools :)

Los Gigantes! Huge cliffs next to the beach...so cool!

This trip to the island was the spark to what has been a really amazing second half of the semester in terms of my relationship with the Lord: My heart has been softened so much and I wanna share a little about what I have been learning. 

God is so Big. I don't think that I think about that enough. Everything on earth He made. Isn't that crazy? In Tenerife I saw some BIG things, like the cliffs in the last picture. Those were huge! I was in awe of the blue water, the big cliffs, the big trees, the birds, the amazing food, everything. I was in awe of God's beauty through all of these things. It has been such a blessing to see the way He has been working through my heart and really showing me how to lean on Him in my times of loneliness and struggle. He is the only constant here and I am so thankful to have a God who provides and loves so unconditionally. I am learning to seek Him in everything I do, especially in my relationships with others. It is not easy, but I am learning and He is my strength. Whenever I am down and I seek Him, He provides a reminder of how faithful and gracious He is. 

And in the spirit of Thanksgiving, I am so thankful for the friends and family that I have in my life. I have such a supportive community around me and I couldn't be more thankful for them :) Especially for  Angie, Sam, and Sarah who have been a continuous encouragement, Hollis for being so understanding and loving even from so far away and a 7 hour time difference, and my family :) I love you guys.

I only have 3 weeks left here in Spain and I am thankful for every day that I have had here. This has been such a crazy cool experience!