My Second Home: Costa Rica

The past two weeks have been such a blessing as I had the amazing privilege to be back in my second home in Costa Rica with my beautiful family!

Every time I come here I feel more and more rooted here and it makes it that much harder to leave. I love everything about this magical place from the musty smell when you step off the air plain to the sticky black sand between your toes. I love the language, the people (especially their smiles see pics below), the food, the heat, the colors, and the screeching birds everywhere. This is truly a magical land and I really do pray that one day hopefully sooner than later I can call it home!

Here are some snap shots from the past weeks. The top surfing pic is of my brother-in-law Simon and the others are of my hubby Dan. This surf break is such a fun one for them but name Roca Loca really is true!

The other pics I will explain as we go as there were so many magical moments spent playing and serving the beautiful women and children here. We came along side a missions team and were able for two days this past week paint nails and cut hair in two of the really poor villages in the city of Jaco Beach. I hope you enjoy the beautiful faces of the children. Just a note not all the photos here are mine my beautiful sister Sophie took most of the kid ones and the ones of me as I was painting nails and didn't have a chance to document! :) Here is her blog for more of them www.mikelarson.com/sophie (she is also the lovely gal with the camera on her head below).

Dan ripping it Sophie being Sophie

George watching the break

Dan about to get tube

Dan and his youngest sister Claire

The beautiful Cliare

Us at the beach Chloe, Claire, Adam, & Katie

My beautiful sisters: Claire, Sophie, & Chloe (yes we have the same name)

Heading in to serve

Claire & Katie Painting nails (what a beautiful image of a servent washing feet on a dirt floor!)

My new Beautiful friends

Me painting my new friend Teresa's nails.