A wedding and a robbery
My long time camping-road tripping-swing dancing-FCA-Ultimate Frisbee-college friend-and-Christian brother, John Wall, got married in Colorado on September 28th. They had a beautiful wedding held at Hudson Gardens just outside of Denver.
My best friend, Sondra, and I traveled to celebrate with John and his bride, Tracey. The reception was held under a big white tent with BBQ, toasts, and dancing. My swing dancing moves were a little rusty, but I had a blast dancing with John on his big day.
After the wedding, Sondra and I spent some time hiking in the Rocky Mountains. We went to Rocky Mountain National Park, where the Aspens were glowing yellow in all their brillance.
We hiked, stalked elk, tried to take pictures of chipmunks, and best of all rock hopped. We had such a good time. When I lived in the foothills of SC, rock hopping was one of my favorite things to do.
As we were watching the elk and listening to the bull call out to the cows, my roommate, Carey, called me to tell me that our home in Nicaragua had been robbed. It was so surreal! What was I to do?…except pray for my roomies (there are four of us in total) and thank God that no one was hurt. The thieves broke in between 8AM-10AM. We took quite a hit. They stole a lot of cash and electronics, including our TV, modem, and phone. Lori’s work computers, cameras, and external hard drive with all of her back up files were also stolen. We are in the process of picking up the pieces, still discovering “little” things that are missing, and trying to decide how to make our home more secure. The words that God left for us in Matthew 6:19-21 have come to mind recently:
“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures heaven where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”
The robbery was a good reminder of these truths.
On our last day in Colorado, we visited Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs. It is one of my favorite spots in Colorado. We got caught up in exploring through all of the awesome rock formations and lost track of time. We spent the last 20 minutes of our time there running back to the car, for fear that we were going to miss our flight out of Denver. We made the flight…in case some of you were worried.
I visited my parents in Florida for the weekend before heading back to Nicaragua. Mom was super supportive about the robbery and went with me to shop for a few necessities for our Nicaraguan home, and to buy Lori a new computer.
