Top 10 of 2019

It has been quite some time since our last post….over a year in fact (insert embarrassed emoji). Life has a funny way of getting in the way. Life also has a way of becoming routine. I know I’ve said this before – I know we live in a tropical location and when people see our posts on social media they may think “WOW! It is like they are on vacation 24/7!” The reality is – life is life. We still have to grocery shop, do laundry, clean the house, and go to work. The mundane tasks of “real” life don’t disappear just because you live in a beautiful location.

I had this very thought today as I was grocery shopping. I thought “I really need a break from the regular trip to the grocery store to get water, eggs, and cheese.” This is quite humorous considering it happens to be Winter Break and we don’t have to be at work. However, I think we all crave the opportunities to break up the monotony of our everyday lives.

As today is December 31st, 2019 – I am reflecting on the end of the year and the end of a decade. As I think back on the past year, a lot has happened yet nothing monumental. Life has remained consistent. After 2017, when SO MUCH happened with moving and surviving a hurricane – 2018 and then 2019 have seemed comparatively ordinary. I am extremely grateful for the calm we have experienced and we continue to move forward and have been incredibly blessed.

There he is conducting his 3rd Graders with their recorders. Check out other pictures (including pictures from the school play – Metamorphoses) at the GHCDS Facebook Page.

I continue to work hard in the art room. Check out the projects that are being created on our online gallery.

We have learned that on the island it is often for inhabitants to have a side-hustle. We are apparently no different. We decided to combine our love of art and creating with our love of theater and Shakespeare. This endeavor is also our hope to help fund our wanderlust while still being able to live and work here in St. Croix. So, if you feel so inclined, pop over and take a look and find something that speaks to you. Go GET SHAKESPEARE!

The above quote really summed up how we are living here in St. Croix. We keep moving forward. We move forward with faith and allow Heavenly Father to be in every part of our lives. We are grateful for the many ways we see His hand in our lives.