Open House, Open Heart...

April is almost over, I can hardly believe it. Time is FLYING by here. there is so much going on at the base and Caleb has been so busy. I have a handful of photos I want to share with you on the blog today and chat a little bit about how blessed we've been. a favoritve photo of mine of our family on vacation back when we first arrived.  Before we left God spoke to both Caleb and I about trusting and believing that this was going to be a time of blessing. As we thinned out our personal belongings, either selling them or giving them away, we did so believing and knowing that no matter where we end up now or in the future God was going to take care of our needs. when we hiked to a waterfall with baby A <3 So here we are 2 months down the road. I cant tell you a time when God has not been present- which for those of you of faith, I'm sure you are not surprised :). We have been blessed with companionship when we have been lonely, (we've made good friends here at t...

In case you are wondering.. I am still learning.  When we make a choice to do something, to love someone, to take on a new adventure, to commit to a new job or to become a parent, we are learning . It seems nearly impossible to live life's experiences and not be absorbing something at some point.  Moving to Costa Rica has not looked like I thought it would. Not at all really. In some ways that's good and in some ways its been hard. It seems that in every circumstance I am confronted with, God reminds me that this is a learning experience , an opportunity to grow.  I have a lot of thoughts running through my head and not a lot of words being typed out. All in all I am thankful that although sometimes my plans don't look like Gods plans, I am happy knowing I am in good hands.  This is short but i wanted to just share a few thoughts and a few photos.  Lots of Love, Briana 

We are days away from being in Costa Rica for one month! In some ways it has gone so quickly, but on the other hand it seems like we have been outside the states for quite awhile now! Axel turned 8 Months on the 6th! He finally has one little tooth on the bottom that is just barely showing and is army crawling! its an exciting time as he grows so quickly. He is feisty and intelligent. Everyone on the base has commented on how he is strong willed, determined, enthusiastic, and very expressive! He is always making people laugh. We took a trip with friends to their hometown Sarchi to celebrate! It is about an hour outside of San Jose.  It was BEAUTIFUL! they took us up in the Mountains right outside of town. It was really such a blessing. We were hesitant to go since Axel doesn't do well in the care (he screamed quite a bit) but it was well worth it! Some lovely pictures Caleb took. It was so serene. Such a nice break from the busy city. Our room is facing the road (whic...