"Empty my hands, fill up my heart, capture my mind with You..."

The title for this entry is a song I have been listening to a lot lately (it's by Tenth Avenue North, if you are interested). I feel like God has also really been calling me to do this as well: empty my hands of anything I am carrying and trying to do in my own strength, fill up my heart with His love and let that be enough (not to need the approval or attention of others), and for my mind to be captured on Him (meaning to let go of worries and thoughts of the things of this world and be focosed solely on Him).
So, here are some updates of things I have been up to...Last Saturday was super busy. In the morning we went to a wedding for a couple at our church. It was supposed to start at 10:30, it started around 12. Nothing was super different, except it was a little longer. They had a worship section where a group led a few worship songs and then the pastor did a sermon before the vows. After the service they went to the reception, this was close to 2, but we were unable to go becautse we had the March for Jesus. With the kids and teachers from school, we marched in a parade through Cusco with other churches and schools. We had signs, and balloons, and sang songs as we marched. This was over around 4:30 and some of the teachers said they were going to the reception, we thought it would be over by this time (and we thought we definitely couldn't go like we were dressed for the march, but they all said we were fine, we were going to dance anyway), but a little later we called someone and they said they just served the food, so we went back. We got there about 6 stayed until about 8, apparently it wrapped up around 9. It was a really fun day.
This week we had teacher appreciation day. I feel like it is celebrated a lot more here. So many students (even some that aren't mine) hugged me and told me happy teachers' day. I also got a bunch of gifts and cards. It was very sweet, I definitely felt appreciated. We also had off Friday for Teachers' appreciation day. On Thurs. one of my 2nd graders (a son of a missionary that also teaches at the school) had a birthday party, so we took all the kids from his class to his house right after school (we had 8 people plus the driver in our small taxi; it was Rocio (the 2nd grade teacher), me, four second graders, one 6th grader, and another older girl :O). It was a good time and fun to get to spend more time with the kids, Rocio, and Letty outside of school. On Saturday it was Wendy's (the third grade teacher) birthday. So she invited me to come to her house for her birthday. It was just me and a few of her family members. It was a lot of fun and I was really honored that she invited me.

Me dancing with the bride at the reception

The bride making her entrance

The 5th, 6th, and 7th graders held up signs (that said Jesus loves you) for the march