October the 23rd, one day gone, four years since I drove out of Mexico. I cannot believe that these 4 years have raced and oozed by since I left Mexico. Here I am still living and doing in Childress, Texas. And I have only lived in 2 houses in the last four years. We bought a house in February of this year. It is an older home with good bones. We are blessed. I am in my second year of teaching art classes to some really great and talented kids. I have learned how to resurface counter tops with Granicrete and I am pretty good at it. I don't have a dog and that is a good thing.
I continue to paint for me. I have had several adult students but right now I just have one and she is awesome.
There is a bible study group that meets in my studio which began in another place and for some reason God saw fit to move it to Moore Art Studio/Gallery. What a blessing it is and has been for many gals. Women are hungry for a safe place to come and share their hearts and have hands laid on them in powerful prayer. They come and go as the Spirit moves them. I use to be concerned that my life in ministry would be over since I was not an "official missionary"... bah humbug. God is using me and all of the messy and blessed experiences in my life to make a difference in this small corner of Texas.
I still clean houses. It is a good and honorable way to live.
I miss Mexico and my heart is troubled due to all of the violence that is so common. My heart is troubled by the addiction that is so rampant in this country. Addiction and Drug Lords are in cahoots...their foul smelly hands contaminate anything they come in contact with. The steal lives
harm children, destroy families. Did you know that 98% of all crimes are alcohol or drug related. I got that bit of information from someone who knows. Did you know that the narcos pray to the Saint of Death so they can sell more drugs and create more addicts in the US. It is a vicious circle. I pray to God asking him to bring an end to this death chain.. Oh enough of that.
My kids are great. My grandkids are even better. Amberlee and Brian are still in Lubbock ,Texas. Andrew and Jessica live in San Antonio, Texas. Amanda and Jacob live two block from me.
