Hello out there

Well that seemed to work, I don't think I have it in me to write at length after just losing my best blog yet! You would have laughed, you would have cried, you will now get a readers digest version. The camino is alive and well, bustling with pilgrims but they all seem intent on the finish line. I am very content to go slowly and savor the silence. I spend hours looking at the beauty that surrounds me. I have added interpreter to my list of accomplishments, you probably don't know how funny that is unless you've travelled with me out of the country. My feet and body are adjusting to the trail. I am struck by how many people who have said they had no idea how hard it was. Like Fr Steve said after his return, you don't know til you know. But once again the camino reminds me of life. Makes you strong by making you weak. If we could choose how our life would unfold we'd miss some of the best parts. Like last night, which led to a splurge on a hotel room tonight. The story is all on the lost blog, it just doesn't seem that noteworthy in this version. Suffice it to say I am grateful to my very soul for all of it. And all of you. Your names, faces and memories come to me almost constantly. I pray for you as naturally as breathing here on the camino. I pray that you know you are loved so greatly by God that you can neither contain or comprehend the vastness of it. The weather is quite warm and walking in the coolness of the morning is perfect for me. By noon I'm about done in, until of course I have a shower, then I think I could have gone on. But gratitude that I haven't is always present. One of the things I love most about Spain and her people is how deeply they delight in their children, their own and others. Parks are always full in the evening hours From the big cities to the tiny villages. The sound of laughter fills the air. I have yet to wince at how someone interacts with a child, that includes all three trips. you do yourself proud Spain and I love to experience it. I think of you often, I am blessed to have you in my life. Buen camino