Finding our feet--looking back at our first year in Costa Rica
Keila and Annika flying a kite from the 3rd story balcony of our Costa Rican house. This year has not been easy for us, even with all of our privileges of a safe home, secure food and loving family members. But there have been moments of pure joy. This year has been such a hard year for so many people, it boggles my mind, weighs down my spirit and bruises my soul. Even now with the hope that the vaccines seem to bring, there is the news of the new virus variant that is even more contagious. Each person and family's story is unique. I have been privileged to hear some of those stories, from family and friends in Costa Rica, in Nicaragua, in the United States, in Haiti and in the Dominican Republic, as well as from mission colleagues scattered across the globe. I have also listened to public radio from the US via internet--story after story from the pandemic and from the protests, resistance and reactions to the terrible murders of black people by police officers. You can review