Life´s an Hourglass

"Little boy, when you speak

I can’t help but kiss your cheeks

I love the way you grab my hands

And tell me all about your plans 

Rocket high, comets fly

You and I could take a ride

And fly away to Neverland

And give our best to Peter Pan 

When you reach for the stars

Don’t forget who you are

And please don’t turn around and grow up way too fast

See the sand in my grasp

From the first to the last

Every grain becomes a memory of the past

Oh, life’s an hourglass

Life’s an hourglass 

Story’s read, prayer is said

Close your eyes sleepyhead

While angels linger in your dreams

And hold you in their feathered wings

Just like you, I was small

Not that long ago at all

I wish you all the happiness

That God gives freely if you ask" ~Mindy Gledhill Hourglass

This week was the star of May! WOOHOOH! The first day of May was Dia Del Niño, it was pretty cool. All the kids get a gift and there are sales and discounts for kids everywhere - TONS of candy, and a super fun activity for Primary. They swam in kiddie pools, and sprayed eachother with washable paint, I am pretty sure they had a piñata etc. I want to celabrate this with my kids someday lol. Mexico has some bien chito holidays, and there is a holiday for EVERYTHING! lol. 

So this week I had quite a few people tell me I live my life like a disney princess, I think its how I am always amazed and excited about everything, and I go around singing. Nice lol. I also have an out fit that makes me look like Anastasia mwahaha!

Funny story of the week: Ice cream here is a bit of a let down but they have these things called frappes which in the states means coffee, but here its just a shake, and they are super popular! Well I went to go get one the other day from a place we have not been to before... Well, I ordered an Oreo one. The lady brought it out and I took a sip, and was all like, "Huh??? This does not taste like Oreo." So, I took another sip...  "Uh oh, I think that this might be coffee," I took another sip... "Yeah, coffee." Then I had my companion take a sip to make sure I wasn't crazy. Sure enough, coffee. What happened was that the lady got my order mixed up. NICE! 

So then I went home and figured out how to make them for myself and my companion says mine are better than the ones you can buy...the secret LOTS of chocolate. Here is my recsipe:

Serves 2

Ice two habdfuls 

Hersheys syrup TONS 

Lechera to taste...if you cant find lechera brand its just sweetened condenced milk

6-10 oreos

two cups milk

Blend YUMMY!!!!!

This week has been rough, but at the same time we have had tons of success. We had an activity in the chapel where we watched a SUPER ANTIGUO video from the church and invited all of our investigators and it was open to the whole community. It was great and our investigators were crying because they felt the Spirit so strong. 

Then we also got TONS of referals from street contacts, and have a lot of new promising investigators. Always remember friends, sucess is defined by God, not the world and people around you. 

Well, I am happy because everyone says that my Spanish is a milliion times better, and even the sister in my ward who is really weird about the gringos getting their Spanish right said my Spanish is good! YAY! SUPER FELIZ! What a blessing. 

I also went on a two hour division with another gringa last Sunday. We had to go to a place I'd never been to before in order to go to a baptism. This other hermana has almost two months more in the mission than me, but guess who ended up asking directions and getting us there? That right me. The crazy thing is that this Hermana has to go to this place at least two times a week so how she didnt know how to get there I could not tell you. We got lost for a min, but I prayed, and things worked out. In the end my confidence was super BOOSTED! YAY!

It's crazy, because I'm ALWAYS with people who only speak Spanish.  I find myself asking myself, "Now how would I say that in English,  I cant remember?" 

Nice lol.

I also teach English once a week and this week it was funny because this one lady tried to tell me I was wrong that when people come home from vacations you say "Happy come back to ...." and not Welcome Back. HAHAHA! Last time I checked I was American and have been speaking English all my life! She also told me that there has to be another word for curlingiron because most curlingirons are mad of plastic lol. Nice. 

This week has definitly been a rollercoaster. the song above I used to hate , my dad always loved it and said we (my sister and I) would understand it when we had kids. But I get it now life goes CRAZY FAST, and I kinda dont like it, but the things that matter are God, and family. I have really missed my family this week, but the good thing is I get to call home this week! YAY! 

Well love yall! Hermana Shingleton