Summertime

With living in the tropics for almost 2 years I had enough sunshine you'd say. But summertime in the Netherlands is just so different. I enjoy the times that I can sit in the back yard, in the sunshine, just cause the sun isn't that hot. I enjoy my times of going to the beach and being able to lay down on my towel and read a good novel. (and not being stared at cauze I'm white) I love my times of walking in the woods, being in nature. And I absolutely love walking barefeet.
So my aunt and causins introduced me to the barefoot trail in Friesland, one of the northern provinces of the Netherlands. It is a trail you walk barefeet..duhh.. walking it with shoes is no fun I say. If you know me a little then you can imagine how I looked like after walking the trail ;)

Mudface ;) I couldn't stay clean afcourse, the muddier the better ;) and ofcourse a 'sillyface' (very Indonesian :) )

My face says it all: I'm really enjoying this!

Me and my causin having a mudfight! Yay!

through the mud puddle, how fun ;)

Our feet

Then beginning of August I joined the Colorrun in Utrecht. Wow that was quite an experience hey. I love running and I love art/creativity. The colorrun combines those 2 in a 5k run with on each kilometer a group of people who trow colored powder at you. So you'll reach the finishline as a living painting. After the 1k they trew orange powder so I looked like an oempa loempa, only the giant version haha LOL :)
After the 2nd K blue, 3th green, and before the finish pink. Here some pix so you can see the results of this colorful happening yourself

Before the finishline

Finished

2 thumbs up 'Toppie' as we say in Dutch

Silly girls

Colorrunner

Back home in the back yard

always thumbs up hehe ;)

Being back in the Netherlands for a while gives the oppertunity to hang out with family and friends. Which I very much enjoy. So a week ago I had some time with my grandparents. My grandfather has a horse and carriage. My uncle and grandfather build the whole carriage entirely on their own! Amazing right! And because of that we (me and friends where I will tell you more about later) could have a day riding through the woods and enjoying Dutch nature and architecture. What a priviledge!

Having fun :)

My grandfather and causin

The sweetest horse in the whole world ;)

Like a "pro" haha but did not even ride a single centimeter LOL

Ok the sun is still shining so I will take some time to sit outside and finish my book.

A happy day to you!

I'm back

I'm back

Back online
Back in the Netherlands
Back to the "old me" or to the "new me" should I say 
Back on track


A lot happened since I left Jakarta last May, sick and in confusion, questioning myself: Where do I belong? Who am I? Lots of "Why's" and "How's". I was lost and fatigued. Like a butterfly with a broken wing, but I didn't see my wing was broken. But God touched me and He mend my broken wing.

It is impossible to write down everything.
So here some keywords to describe the last 4 weeks:

Resting, balance, waiting upon the Lord, fun & laughter, crying, confession, honesty, I am sorry, can you forgive me, healing, enjoying, nature, boundaries, discipline, overview, peace, becoming mature, taking my responsibilities & lots and lots of joy.

Pictures, more update and news will follow soon,

Stay blessed!