Ready to just "be"

Okay, so now that wedding maddness is over, I'm ready to really focus on Haiti. It took me a few days to recoup and get over the wedding let-down phase, but I am deciding right here and now to turn my attention to my haiti trip. It's hard to believe that we've got just 33 days until go time! I totally lost track of this the last couple weeks. So here I am again...

Having just finished with the weddings, I've thought a lot about how you prepare for so long, and then it's over in just one day. (or two days(w/7 days in between), in my case) I can't imagine what it would be like to be the bride and groom... this got me thinking about Haiti and how the same thing inevitably happens upon returning. I am hoping that it isn't such the same though, especially since it will last almost two weeks.
My prayer for now until I leave is that I take each day at a time and not rush and think of the next or days ahead while I'm in it.
I want to...
revel in the beauty of the hills and valleys...
listen to the streets of Port-Au-Prince as dogs bark and roosters crow, vendors yelling at me to buy their beautiful carvings and paintings...
embrace the boredom of a lazy day in Tricotte, just watching the men on the hills plowing the field or sitting by one of the haitian ladies and helping de-pea the pea pods...
play with the children and smile, even when they may be pointing and laughing at what a silly american i am(of course i would always have to agree)...
notice the members on my team and be present for them and make lasting connections...
to just sit and "be"... be loved, embraced, and accepted in the place I call my home away from home...

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to be continued...