Crossing the Line

I know that we've only just begun this blog-land journey. But, I have something that is weighing on my heart pretty good. 


I have a current situation that could be easily remedied. But, there is another party involved. This other person seems less than interested in doing the right, moral, and even legal thing. Honestly, I have no clue why. Really. 


In dealing with this situation, I am left to ponder this. At what point is a person crossing the line from being a good Christian? As a Christian, I am doing my best to be persistent, patient, understanding and kind. I want to treat this party in the manner I wish to be treated. However, my patience is quickly running out. IF I decide to take legal action, is that behaving in a Christian manner? Or am I not following the word of God? 


I know I am to forgive, which I have. But, if the act continues, do I just continue to forgive or do I take action? What kind of action do I take? Something that could be embarrassing to the other party (subject to their perception)? 


There is also a third, possibly fourth party that could be involved (unbeknownst to them). Do I issue a call to action? They might be able to get results that I have not been able to garner. But, is that the Christian thing to do? 


If I am seeking guidance from another person, is that considered gossip? Does intent have anything to do with it? 


This has been a tough predicament. Not necessarily the situation, but contemplation of the best way to handle it. I want to live my life to glorify Him. I want Him to tell me He's proud of the way I dealt with it. 


I guess the real answer is to pray about it. 

Tulips vs. Orchids

It was a dark and stormy night....just kidding.

 A week or so ago, I saw on the Puerto Rico Day Trips page that there was an Orchid Festival happening in Dorado this weekend. I was very anxious to go check it out.  Bryson and Jim were going on a 'field trip' with Bryson's school, so I would have the day to myself. 

In one of the greatest games of telephone ever, I read "orchids" and received it as "tulips" in my brain. There is no Tulip Festival in Puerto Rico. Go ahead, Google it. It doesn't exist. I know. I've tried.  

I invited my friend and her daughter for an impromptu girls day. We ran a couple of errands, then headed out in white-knuckle traffic to Dorado.   I'd never been to Dorado before, and was surprised to find out how pretty it is. 

We decided to stop for lunch and chose a Chinese restaurant. Chinese food in Puerto Rico is a bit different than Chinese food in, say, California. Here, there is an offering of combination plates, fried rice (no choice in meat, it's all in there), mofongo (a Puerto Rican dish), french fries and fried chicken. 

After our leisurely drive and lunch, we guessed our way to the Orchid Festival. We found it pretty easily, considering we didn't have a clue where we were going and we completely missed all the HUGE signs posted. 

We finally made it to the festival! All six tables of it...

But, the flowers were beautiful. The people were very nice. And it was a girls day out. :)

Prologue

I have been toying with the idea of blogging for over two years now. When we moved to Puerto Rico in August of 2010, there were so many things here that I want to share with friends and family. So many similarities and differences. So much beauty. Facebook has been good for this, up to a point. But, I really wanted to go further. 


My biggest stumbling block has been, "does anyone really want to know what I have to say?" I have finally come to the conclusion that, even if they don't, I want to say it.

Also, I've been doing a lot of research on marketing for my business, Enchanted Island Photography. There's been a few common elements among all that I've read, one being that I needed to have a blog. While I LOVE what I do and I certainly have my opinion, I really am not comfortable with any kind of teaching blog. And, truth be told, photography is sort of an addiction for me. Talking about it would be like airing out my dirty little secret-in detail. But, whether I like it or not, it appears a blog is something I must do. 


So, that being said, I've decided to just blog about whatever tickles my fancy. This will be the non-photography, photographer's blog. I hope you'll follow along with me. It won't be perfect. It probably won't be pretty. Okay, there will a little photography thrown in. Whether I like it or not.