Today's the Super Bowl - when I bought my ticket home I didn't realize that today would be Super Bowl Sunday. So I came to the airport early to see if I can get on an earlier flight, but US Airways charges $50 to change your flight, PLUS they said it was too late to check my bag and that I had to check it because it was too big, and on top of THAT they charge $15 to check each bag. So all of the 'odds' were against me getting on an earlier flight. But I think it's actually good that I didn't get on that flight. After a week of hanging out with 17 family members, catching up, laughing, posing and taking a million pictures, some down time is really good for me right now, haha!
So how am I spending my 4 hours alone in the airport? I walked around to look for some sweets for my co-workers. It's a tradition in our office to bring back sweets if you go on vacation. Phoenix is not exactly a 'touristy' spot - so I haven't been able to find anything that is representative of the region. I did find cactus candy in the airport, made from prickly pear cactus, and what they called desert rocks (jumbo jelly beans, essentially). Eh, close enough, so that's what I bought. As I passed by Burger King, I realized that it's been a really long time since I'd been up early enough or had the time to get fast food breakfast on the weekends. I was craving hash browns, so I ordered it with a cup of coffee. SO yummy.
I was pleasantly surprised when I turned on my laptop and saw that this airport provided FREE wireless internet, unlike Newark airport who charges for internet access. So here I am, updating my blog, catching up on other people's blogs. This is great :)
I can't believe that our Chen Dynasty reunion is over. I'd been anticipating it and been excited about it for so many months, and now it's over. I'm a bit sad that I now have to go back to 'normal' life but it's a happy kind of sad. It was an amazing week - I could not have asked for anything more. This week had so much significance in so many different aspects. I feel truly and undeservedly blessed to be a part of my family. I think the greatest blessing and revelation from God this week is that we were able to see and experience His love, His grace, His blessings from a generational standpoint. Three generations in our family gathered together in celebration, in fellowship, in Christ's love, with one purpose and one spirit. It didn't matter that we were halfway across the globe from each other for the most of our lives, what matters is that we love and accept one another unconditionally, not just because we are family in an earthly sense, but we are also a spiritual family.
Our family today is the FRUIT of the hard work and sacrificial love of two people - my grandparents. I'd never grasped that reality the way I was able to this past week. Seeing with my own eyes God's blessings and faithfulness through multiple generations because of my grandparents. My grandparents left China for Taiwan to start a new life there, raised six children, brought them up with strong values, good educations, and set a good example for them in raising their own families. My grandmother took her six children to church every Sunday morning - on foot. They were brought up with a Catholic background - although they didn't fully give their lives to God at this point in their lives, these were seeds that were planted and that God continued to water over the years. All six children were married and most had kids of their own. My grandmother helped take of and raise four of those children (my sister, two boy cousins and me). God has been faithful and honored the sacrifices made by generations before me. It is evident that His hand has been on our family through all these years - molding and changing us as individuals and knitting us together through the bond of our mutual faith in Christ. I have no doubt that He will continue to bless the generations after us, how can we ever give back enough to show just how grateful we are of His love?
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