This past weekend was such a blessing, seriously...it was wonderful. Thank you Lord. Spending the weekend at a resort, laughing, swimming, and spending time with friends, and taking in the beauty of God's creation....wow!
I have been truly blessed with some wonderful friends here in Costa Rica and this weekend I was able to go away with some of those girls to the Arenal Volcano.
"Arenal is Costa Rica’s best-known volcano. It’s a stratovolcano – a large, symmetrical volcano that’s built upon layers of ash, rock and lava – and at 5,437 feet, it stands high above the rest of the countryside. After nearly 400 of years of inactivity, Arenal began erupting in 1968, when it exploded and buried over 5 mi² (15 km²) in rocks, lava and ash. That eruptive cycle took pause in 2010 when the volcano entered into an indefinite resting phrase." - http://www.arenal.net/
We stayed at Los Lagos which is a nice resort near the volcano. While I was there, I was able to do one of my favorite things....SWIM! I absolutely love swimming and it was so much fun to be able to swim in a pool. I also really enjoyed hanging out with friends, they are such a fun group of girls. The volcano was also amazing, good job God! I love nature and just being able to walk around or sit and stare at God's beautiful creations. The balcony in our room looked out towards the volcano and was the perfect spot to sit and stare at the volcano.
While at Los Lagos, I also got to try something that a year ago I never could of imagined doing...I went zip-lining. This was a terrifying, thrilling, exciting, and fun experience all rolled into one. I zipped in the air on 12 different cables, which were stretched out to almost 2 miles, through the rainforest. I am terrified of heights so this was quite an experience, one that I will probably not be repeating in the future but it was still a lot of fun.
While walking up to the volcano lookout and while at the hotel reading God's Word, God opened my eyes up to some things that I have been thinking about lately and that have been on my heart. God has been teaching me some things and little by little He continues revealing more of Himself to me about who He is and who I am. It was nice to be able to walk and talk with God while being surround by the beauty of the forest and the volcano and the laughter of close friends.
Thank you Lord for the exceptionally great weekend!
