Lately Facebook has informed me of a lot of big "life moments" happening in the lives of my friends...birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, new babies, and growing babies! It's a nice reminder of how families grow and families change. In one way it's a bummer to be far away and missing out on such events, yet it's also meant that I've been able to be a part of life moments here in Lima. Tomorrow the Barrera family will be celebrating another birthday, even if it's just with nice well-wishes and hugs and love (not everyone loves a birthday party, esp. this birthday boy). At the same time, this week the family is concerned for the health of their beloved mother and grandmother, the sweet, strong woman who traveled to Brazil just shortly after I arrived here. She's been
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