Well, I guess I missed a day of documenting our trip. The past 48-hours have been a whirlwind and
flew past us. We spent the night in the airport
in Shanghai and then arrived in Japan yesterday. We had a nice flight and were welcomed at the
airport by Ryoko and her fiancé, Mr. Tosh.
They were more than hospitable and generous as they showed us around the
Nishiki Market in Kyoto. We sampled
squishy soaps and ate squishy creatures.
Anyone up for octopus on a stick?
Brains and all?
Then we went to a
traditional Japanese restaurant – Pontocho Ren – for a 5-course meal that
included beef, sashimi, sushi, tempura, etc.
It was right in my wheelhouse, but some of the girls couldn’t handle the
flavors or textures.
We got to the hotel around 10:00 PM and everyone was ready
for bed. I had anticipated a place to
get a sweat in, however, the “communal bath” was not that place…ask your
daughters about that. At least they were gender-specific.
This morning, we got up early and enjoyed some beautiful
fresh air during a quick workout that including some sprints and stairs. These girls know that if we find some
unattended stairs, we’re probably going to end up running up and down them
several times. We had to make-up for our
required elevator rides in the hotel because those stairs were closed. Simply put, we don’t use the elevator; we
take the stairs, however, we had no choice.
After the workout, we sat in the warm sun and spent some
time discussing Exodus 3:14 and understanding who God says He is – “I am who I
am.” Additionally, we started the
conversation of who God says we are. Our
identity will be a major theme on this trip. The goal for today (and every day, for that matter) is to live our life
according to who God says we are rather succumb to the pressures of who
everyone else says we are.
Are we what we do? Are
we what we accomplish? Are we our
success? Or failures?
Or are we something more?
“We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are.” –
Anais Nin
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