Hi to everyone. Sorry I haven't written in a while. I had a really fun weekend and it was also a holiday on Monday. But I do have some bad news before I continue. There was a lady who worked at Vôo Livre doing some cleaning and taking care of the property itself, along with her husband. This morning Graça and I were just getting ready to leave for Àguas Lindas, when another teacher there phoned us. He told us that Zeza(her name) had died last night, from bronchitis. I guess she went to the hospital, but by the time she got there, she was coughing blood and was already dying. I really didn't know her that well, but you know, it's so sad because we saw her there everyday around Vôo Livre. How short life is. I am pretty sure that she loved the Lord, so we can have hope that she went to heaven, but still. It's so sad. So today we went there to see if there was anything we could do, but I think she is still at the hospital, and they closed Vôo Livre for today because of mourning, so Graça and I came back home. Please pray for her family, especially her husband, because I don't think she had any children. It's crazy to think how one day you see a person and then you never know if you'll see them again after that. It is so important to live for each day, and take the time to talk to the people you love, and even the people you don't love. Life is too short to waste a day being mad at someone. I have learned this many times. Thankfully it has never ended badly for me (to be mad at someone), but how do I know that the next day they will be gone from me? Zeza was certainly the last person on my mind that I would never get to see again. So please, let this be a reminder to everyone to take time to say "I love you" to someone you love, or just say "hi". Also, this is very important to people who don't know the Lord. What if you died today? Do you know where you are going after you die? Because Jesus did die for you, and He is waiting for you to ask Him to come into your heart, and let Him be your Saviour. Things like this really make us wake up, especially because we don't know when our last day on Earth will be.

Now I'm really not feeling let talking about my adventures on Saturday. Maybe I will write back later or talk about it tomorrow. I'm sorry that this blog is so somber, but life isn't always fun, is it? All I know is that as long as God guides our paths we can get through the bad stuff, too.

Love, Ashleigh :)