A Week of Blessings

Family, Friends, and Others:

This week was yet again interesting. Ups and downs and ups and downs. Such is life though is it not??

The rest of last Monday consisted of going out to weimar and hanging out with the resto of our district. Jeremy made us a steak stir fry and sauted asparagus. Oh.My!! It was super great!! Sister Sheldon started getting sick that evening though.

Tuesday. This is when the sickness hit Sister Sheldon. We were able to help get some of our area book projects done that we had put off. We were also frozen into our apartment so it was a great day to do some projects around the house. While Sister Sheldon slept for 5 hours, I was able to decorate a few planners, study some more, and worry a little bit more about her being okay. Later that evening, Sister Sheldon was able to get a blessing from President Garcia and Brother Turner.

On Wednesday, she had began to feel better, but I began to feel sick. Sister Diaz still felt healthy. That afternoon we went to Johnny and Geanine's. I was able to cut Christie, her daughter's, hair. Sister Sheldon and Sister Diaz entertained Christie's kids. That night we went to the Pora/Downey home and had dinner. They made me gluten free spaghetti and GF bread sticks!! :) I feel so VERY blessed!! We double checked on the media fast and they started it on Saturday. All is well for the first 2 days

Thursday morning, we had district meeting in Sealy. I felt so tired and so sick. We ended out making a few calls and Brother Keller and Brother Gray were able to come down to the church house and give me a blessing. In it, it was said that as long as I was working and trying my hardest, I would not ever be ill again on my mission. I find such a blessing in that. I took a 2 hour nap after the first half of our weekly planning and found out that so much had happened. they were able to make a lot of calls and teach a lesson over the phone. We had a building inspector there and all 3 of us were able to talk with him and his wife. Turns out that they had 2 daughters with celiac disease. It was so great to be able to meet the Sagar's.

Friday was TEMPLE DAY!!!!!! :D I LOVE THE TEMPLE!! After we visited the temple, we went to the mission office where we got some supplies and ate Taco Bell. We then had to make our way home on Friday Houston rush-hour. We got to Brookshire at just after 6. We visited the O'Hara family. I love them. Kieran was so happy to get that picture of us. (Thanks mom!!) Sister Erica O'Hara enjoyed talking with us too. After that we went to volleyball just a little late. Sister Castaneda taught an aerobics class. Sister Sheldon and I are still sore from it (and it's Monday!)

Saturday we went out to Weimar again. First we went to Columbus and cut Robbin's hair. It looks so VERY cute!! We visited with Brother Keller, Jeremy and Joe. Brother Keller made us and Johnny's family dinner. It was so very good!! Brother Keller really know's how to cook. We were able to give Joe Herbert (A-BEAR) and his kids a children's Book of Mormon. We challenged them to have family scripture study. Baylee looked very excited.

On Sunday, we had church. Brother gray had called us and said that here were 6 bags of groceries donated to me by an anonymous person. SIX BAGS OF GLUTEN-FREE GROCERIES!! OH.MY!! That was an amazing blessing. We were also able to go to President Garcia's for dinner. On our drive out there, there was a deer. He died. Sister Sheldon got in her first car accident. All that happened was that the front of the driver's bumper is punched in. We will go into Houston and get it looked at on Wednesday. 

So. Mom, Dad, I bought boots for myself for Christmas with that gift card. They were $50 and are super pretty!! I'll send a picture of them one of these days. Sister Sheldon got some too. It's her FIRST PAIR!! :) Her's are gray and mine are light tan. I may send them home in a month or so to let them stay good for longer.

Life's definitely an adventure out here. Transfers calls are next Sunday. I'll let ya'll know what's going down. 

Have a blessed day ya'll!!

--Sister Carling