Lindsay regains her focus

it's been quite a crazy few days!! My original goal for coming here to costa rica, was to focus all my attention on Christ, learn some more spanish and surfing.

if i were to rate it...
time spent with Christ: 85%
learning spanish: 45% most people know english
surfing: 30%

so what have i been doing mostly? oh, that's easy! DREAMING! i do WAY too much of this!

But I have come up with some pretty raw ideas!

for example: number 1: found a piece of land near the beach, now i wanna build a treehouse on it one day! i am seriously praying about this and looking into different ways i can get the money to buy this land. i dream of having that treehouse, so all my friends can come and hang out with me. we can listen to the wind blowing through the trees. i will grow my own garden with great, clean food. we'll have a fire pit in the middle and lie around in hammocks reading books. it's going to be called "brillante: the eagles nest sanctuary" something like that. it's going to be a place where people come for healing and rest and to unwind from the rat race. this is how my experience has been since i have been here, and i would like others to experience it as well. i feel like this is the way life is to be lived. working hard during the day to have food on the table at night, but also having a place you love and enjoy. most importantly, with people you love and care about. how do i convince all my friends to come here with me? i dont know yet, i guess ill just invite them and let them see for themselves.

i guess this dream will take a while to fulfill, but i am excited, because it will be an art project for me, as well as an investment for the future

so yeah, i have been dreaming a lot lately. as well as being distracted by guys! there are so many dudes, i can see how the enemy can strategically tempt me in this area.

i do think one thing is interesting as i process, not hanging out with a guy alone stuff.

1. how in the world am i ever going to meet a dude? it seems so impossible! if i dont hang out with a guy alone ever as a friend, i won't get that close. but you know what? it has to be better than hanging out with a man, and becoming attached and then feeling heart broken when it ends. anything is better than that! and i was on the beach today thinking. "God must have kept me single for this long, to allow me to finally be thankful for it!" i can finally say i am so happy being single, i have such freedom! freedom to do whatever i want to! how come i wasn't enjoying this before? dude, if you are single and you are reading this, start thinking of all the things you can do, because you are single. God wants you to be content in every situation life gives to you. you have to choose to be excited about your singleness, so do it! not only will it make you more enjoyable to be around, but others will want to be around you as well. Look who is talking like an expert all of a sudden!? but, im just talking through my own experience. i am soo thankful that i am being spared from all the heart break drama that comes with dating.

speaking of... here is my victory!!

Jeronimo Update:

I was suppost to see him surf yesterday, but was intercepted (thankfully) on the way there by a couple from the church. So, i have yet to introduce the Jeronimo character to my blog. He's a drop dead gorgeous surfer guy here. he grew up here, but is originally from peru. anyways, one night a couple of us went to his parents restaurant and he was our waiter. we casually talked afterwards, no big deal. the end of that night. a few nights later, we went to this awesome party for a recycling fund raiser. he was there, and we danced the whole night together. i found out some stuff i didnt particularly care for, and again. all casual, no big deal. the end of that night. so again we ran into each other at another gathering, and there we talked a little more and thats when we made casual plans to surf together. so thats when i got intercepted by the couple from the church, i was on my way to the beach to surf with him! im really glad i made the choice not to hang out alone with him, because when i went down to the beach today he was macking with a different girl! haha funny funny


Lindsay's men analysis:

men make me laugh! i wish i understood just how a guy choses a lady. to me it seems like they try every apple in the whole barrel, and when they are ready to marry, the one who is most like their mother, is the one they marry. am i crazy? maybe that's just how i see it. haha seriously, i just know God is making me into His beautiful bride, and we'll see what comes and when it comes. life is easy and its a beauty when its lived in the reality of having Christ as your husband.

Horray for scripture! and God help me!

Thanks for reading! You are so precious and beautiful! sooo precious AND beautiful!