And not being alone means...?

If you decided my posts are worth your time, you probably read that for me the basic lesson means we are not alone, but God almighty is with us from the beginning... Actually the Bible says He was there and knew about us even before we existed, that is, He designed us (Psalm 139 for more details).

So, what exactly does that mean - we are not alone? Because sometimes it doesn't look and/or feel that way at all... When things don't go according to plan or to what we think we deserve, or when something tragic happens, like the death of a loved one or something else... It feels just fine to think that we may be alone, but in my experience, I learned we are not alone, at least I wasn't, God was there with me all along (Psalm 23:4 describes it like exactly).

And that's where I'm going to stop today... Right there, at Psalm 23. I found this cute video online that depicts it, how the Lord is with us all the time, I hope you enjoy it:

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JNx6f7PX1qk

And for my Brazilian friends, I was looking for one of my favorite songs but could not find it online
:(  ... But, if you happen to know it, I will at least leave the reference here: Banda Agape, Bom Pastor.  If you can listen to it somehow, it is AWESOME!

The first lesson

Since we found out about my pregnancy, I have been thinking about my own origins, what shaped me into who I am now, life in general, you know blah, blah, blah, that kind of philosophical stuff... ;)

So, what is the first lesson in life I would like to talk about in my blog? (kinda bold for the second post, huh?) Ok, here comes the cliche... Roll the drums please... 

We are not alone! (And I'm not talking about E.T.'s  here, just in case the thought crossed your mind...  ;) )

I guess what I mean is that we wouldn't be who we are now if we were alone. Maybe we wouldn't even be alive. 

Now hold that thought... Why are we alive? Who are we? Where do we come from? Where do we go from here? What is the purpose of life, if any?

All right, how many times have you heard those questions or thought about them? I have heard them probably too many times, and yet when I feel my little daughter kick and grow and move inside me I can't help but wonder: What is going on here? How does this happen? (No, this blog is not about THAT, I won't go there, promise, you know what I mean LOL)  And when do I get to see her? (ok, unrelated but true :) ) 

All those questions lead me to my Bible that says "In the beginning, God..." (Genesis 1:1). And there you go, He was there before us, He started it all... And that's what I believe... And that's what I have been seeing in each and every day of my life, even in the darkest ones (a lot of posts to come on those). 

And there you have it, my view of life and the first and most important lesson for me: we are not alone, we were not made alone, God the creator of everything has always been there... And the fact that He placed a human being inside another one since conception is just an illustration of that. Maybe you don't believe in any of that, and I respect that. Just wanted to let you know that that is what I believe and that all the other lessons I learned and am learning derive from that one. So maybe you just lost interest, but hopefully if you didn't, I do hope to have you here again, for another chat. 

So, what do you think? What is the foundational lesson in life in your opinion?

The Brazilican Learner

What in the world does Brazilican mean?

Hello, my name is Cris and I consider myself Brazilican... Hummm, what? In case you're wondering, let me explain...

The word Brazilican comes from Latin (j/k)... Actually, Brazilican is a nickname my American husband invented to describe my nationality... no, I am not American, I am BraziliAN, but since I moved to the USA to marry my handsome American hubby, he insists I am not Brazilian anymore, but Brazilican, a mix between Brazilian and American... I tease him that yes, I am American since I was born in the continent called AMERICA but, as you can imagine, that is an endless silly funny argument LOL, so I took on my given nickname to name the blog. I also have another one named The Brazilican crafter, but have not worked on it for a long time, and since I have new ideas for this one... There you have it, Brazilican lessons :) .
So, what are these ideas? Well, in order to answer that I need to tell you a little bit more about myself. I am a Christian and a teacher, and have been teaching English for foreigners for over 15 years now. And now I'm pregnant and two weeks away from my first child, so I thought how about sharing the lessons learned in a foreign country from a teacher's perspective? And about the lessons learned at my own country that have made it possible to bear homesickness? And about the lessons to be learned with parenthood? And, last but not least at all, how about lessons throughout my Christian walk?

As you can see, the teacher's perspective has everything to do with learning... In this case, my own and hopefully yours, if you are willing to embark in this blogging adventure with me...

I hope that you enjoy my company, I will certainly enjoy yours!!!
The Brazilian Learner