I'm Not Dead Yet! I'm feeling much better!

Hey all, I just want to let you know that I am not dead. I have been thinking a lot about home lately. I moved into my new flat but the internet is STILL not hooked up. I am patient though. I hope to FINALLY pick up my car this week! Something to do with the fact that I am not an official resident of Poland yet. . . Don't be strangers! As soon as my internet gets up, I will be blogging and emailing like a wild woman! Right now it cost every minute I am on, so this is a short note. God is good!

A home and a car. God is good

I got a CAR!!!!!! It is a great Skoda! Skoda? What is that? It is a GREAT car! It was originally a Czech car until VW bought them out. Now it is a Czech made car mostly in Germany. It only has around 40,000 miles on it and it is sweet! It is a combi (wagon, not sedan), but hey, I am almost 40! I need to look a little like a soccer mom! :) God has truly walked before me in both finding my apartment and in finding this car. It was owned by a University professor in Germany who drove it to and from his school and really not much more. His relative wanted it so he purchased it and then his wife did not want it (she wanted to keep her old BMW, go figure!) So here I am getting an almost new 5 year old car! It is like getting an Granny car!
It is great! I did not want to get something that
had too much inside, but this thing is great!
Cars here are mostly all electrical wonders and
this one is the same! I was very suprised when my back started to fell some warmth. . . seat warmers?? Could it be? Oh, these will come in handy as it dips down to -15C again!























































Here are a few pictures of my flat. It is great! I move in on the 18th right after I get back from the Josiah Venture Women's conference in Croatia. I also get my car at that time! I forgot to upload bedroom and office pictures, but I have them along with a great hall that has beautiful arches and cool modern lighting. This is a flat where a family moved to Warsaw and they want to keep it until their kids grow up and can use it. Everyone is renivating flats around here! If you want to rent something at a good price, you renivate it. I got here at the right time!













I will take more pictures as I move in and how I make it HOME!

Life is here and not there

It has been a while since I have written. I plan on getting everyone caught up on what is happening in my life. I can not fully do that though for another few weeks. Please be patient as I try to get everything in.

I signed a contract for a flat today. It is a great little place complete with a little back yard and an American style kitchen and bathroom! I really like the place! It is nothing that I had envisioned before I came here! The neighborhood is quiet and I am looking forward to decorating it and putting my mark on it! They are even including a small washing machine!

I will post pictures up as soon as I get some.

Life in Poland is good so far. Difficult, but good. I will go into that more in a later post. My language learning has started and I am encouraged and frustrated all at the same time. I am starting to get the gist of some conversations even though I do not understand all of the words. It is encouraging me to see Dan and Laura struggle with the language even after speaking it for over 10 years. There is HOPE for me!!

Well I am alive and I willl post again soon. I hope with news of a car! It is hard to find a good one where I know it will not break down on me all the time!

In a week, I am on my way to Croatia via STARBUCKS in Vienna!!!! Josiah Venture has their women's retreat and I am excited to be going to a few more countries!