I miss...

Panama!!

 

                               This is Ben holding a baby that had been hanging in a basket!

                                      Elizabeth and I trying sugar cane.Neither one of us liked it.

                                                Me,mom,dad and Nick at a waterfall!

                                                        Mom and my Aunt Becky

                              This is the whole group that went.There were 33 of us!!

                             The orphanage that we visited was filled with adorable little kids.This is  the                                     one that sat with mom and dad during a church service.

                                  By the end of the trip everyone was tired and all the guys in the back took                                    a nap! I could only get these two in the picture.(Marc and Nick)

 Elizabeth and I standing on a bridge looking over the highway.It was so beautiful with all the huge buildings on one side and the ocean on the other!

               This was the hotel that we stayed in,in Panama City.

 The bus!! I will talk about this at the end......

 Elizabeth and I at the Panama Canal!

 I don't know this little boys' name due to the language barrier.I did catch the word "loca" though! :)

 Chad and Mariel...... :)

 Becky and some kids in the nursery

 These were just two cute little kids sitting on the edge of the street watching us.

 Jennifer and I

 Nick eating an orange lemon!

 This is Geneva and two of the little girls.

                                                         This little girl would not leave Marc alone! She thought he was really neat!

The trip was amazing and my eyes were definitely opened to the Spiritual needs in other places.I loved Panama and was very sad to have to say good bye.Hopefully,I can go back for another visit someday and see some of the people and things that I miss! 

When we got there,we were told we would all load onto a 33 passenger sized bus! Exactly the size that we needed.No one took into account,though,that Panamanians are smaller than the average American so it was very squished! You definitely became either better friends or enemies with the people you were sitting so close to! :)

We were there for ten days and while we were there we passed out thousands of tracts at the Independence Day parade,laughed at our guys learning to play soccer,saw many sights,ate orange lemons,drank chunky pear juice,went to an orphanage,ate IGUANA and so many more things!!! (Yes,I said iguana....I don't recommend this.)

It was soooooo much fun and I will never forget this trip! I may have to do another post sometime because there are so many more pictures and details! I will say in closing that if you ever have the chance to go on a missions trip,take it because you won't regret it!

Quick Thought....

Flip-flops + Cow lot=Dumb idea!

Just thought you might want to know! :) 

Heaven....

I imagine it so bright as to blind one's eyes,

So cold yet so hot it will take you  by surprise.

The feeling of all feelings,the pain is all gone.

Trees and bright flowers growing near a lily pond.

I imagine there will be all the things we love dear,

That God has created for the music to hear.

The sweet sound of His voice as He loves us so,

The leaping of our hearts,

The joy as it goes.

I imagine the angels glad to have some new friends,

As we sing and dance along,never have to make amends.

No wrong can be done as in the perfection you'll see,

Oh what a glorious place Heaven will be!

~Emily Dillon

I have obviously never been to heaven....this picture above shows the closest I've ever been.

My dear friend Emily wrote that poem and sent it to me and when I read it my eyes filled with tears as I began to imagine what Heaven will be like! I hadn't really thought about it all that much,but after reading that, I truly can't wait to see it. To walk on streets of gold,have a glorified body and ultimately to see my Savior and worship Him is an exiting thought!

So what do you think Heaven will be like??

Easter

              When Jesus died for me upon the holy cross,
              God's love was given to set me free.
              When Jesus dies at Calvary,
              The Son of God eternal won the victory. 

Easter is probably my favorite holiday due to the fact this is the day that we celebrate our Savior's resurrection! I would not have the amazing knowledge of eternal life if it weren't for His death,burial and resurrection.Christ's love is so immeasurable.So eternal.So real.He loved us enough to die that we might be saved! This Easter,I challenge you to ponder how much you love Him!

Random Post!

Ok,I don't know why the picture in the previous post doesn't show up....I can't figure it out! I'm very sorry though.I will continue to try.Anyways,let's see.....I'm not on my computer at home so I don't have any pictures.(Errr!) I will give you an update on mom and baby!
So my youngest sister is 11.Needless to say,we thought there wouldn't be any more little Bryants! WRONG! God decided that we needed to see His humorous side so He is blessing us with another baby!!! I have only one brother and two sisters so I do hope it is a boy.Although,I will be happy if it is a girl too! (I can dress her in zebra clothes!) My mom is due October the 23rd.....just 4 days before my dad's birthday.She is really tired but baby looks and sounds good! I will give you the names and we'll see what you all think! Leave me a comment!(Even if you don't like them!) :) :) :)
If it is a boy......Jude Greyson Bryant
If it is s girl.......Elsie Annaliese Bryant

Friends

This is Lydia! A dear friend that I don't get to see very often! We took this picture at the volleyball and basketball tournaments that our church's participated in a couple of months ago.She is such fun to be with and I wish we could see each other more!