Out with the Old and in with the New

As many of you know, I have been in Texas for a week now. Visiting with the family was extremely exciting it is always a pleasure to see familiar faces. On Wednesday, Derek was kind enough to drive me to San Antonio where I would finally meet Rick who is the founder of Mi Casa, Elizabeth, and the other volunteers who I had not had the chance to meet. When I arrived to the Rectory where I would be staying for the next 10 days, I did not know what to expect. I just knew I would be sharing house with a bunch of Retired Priests in a not so great part of San Antonio. But it has been great I have met Elizabeth, and she is everything I expected and more.

I know over the next year we will share many fond memories with one another. It will be an enlightening experience living, working, eating, and praying with her. She is an amazing woman with many beautiful gifts to share. And she is a newbie Catholic which makes her awesome, I love to meet Catholics who converted, as a lifelong Catholic I see things in a very different light. But that is the beauty of it, because sometimes I find myself taking my Catholicism for granted, because it has been with me all my life. Anyway we talked about what we like, dislike, and our past, how we got to San Antonio, and the life we will be living in Saltillo. We compliment each other very well. This upcoming year will be filled with surprises and many adventures. I am so happy God has placed her in my life and to be sharing this amazing experience.

This weeke we will get a chance to hear from the other volunteers and their journey in Mexico over this past year. I am looking forward to hearing their stories and hopefully some advice, which I know will be much needed and used probably on a daily basis. As the old volunteers make their transition back into America and the way of life here. Elizabeth and I will be making our transition to the life in Mexico. Which I have found to not be so difficult thus far, but I will keep you all posted on that when I am actually in charge of the kids. But as for right now I am just living in San Antonio enjoying the peace and quiet in a Rectory, (it really does not get any more peaceful than that). But I am ready to get back to my home in Saltillo.