(In the picture of John and Dad imitating Jesus and the little boy, it is funny because we have a picture of Dad holding John when he was 3 years old by this same picture, now John is holding Dad hahaha. That was on our family trip to Kansas)
My month back in the States has been good and restful and busy and exciting. I usually tell people the biggest culture shock I have of America is how friendly Americans are! I forgot things like how cashiers tell you to have a nice day after you make a purchase or how people you pass by make eye contact and smile for no reason.
I just spent a week in Colorado Springs going through a debriefing and re-entry course. I met people who were returning to the US from all over the world. I heard about so many wild and crazy and extreme lives that had been lived overseas. I can’t even fathom what so many of them have lived and been through. I met people who have lived in Afganastan, Tunisia, Bangladesh, Slovakia, Hati, Mali, Kenya, etc. A few of us girls went on a beautiful hike one day. In the car on the way home we talked about walking by the Taliban every day, African men with their spears, and good bed and breakfasts’ all with in the same 5 minutes. Hahaha... and it was normal.
I am approaching a new stage of life again. I am in transition. I actually like this stage, it is so uncertain. I have no idea what I will do next or where I will go, which means anything can happen!
So as I write this I am sitting on an airplane, the sun is setting over the clouds and I am flying back to Memphis, and soon I will go to Charlotte to look for jobs. The sky is yellow and pink and orange and purple. I remember a year and a half ago, I was anticipating going to Spain. I look back at my pictures and videos so often because I always think, “I can’t believe that really was my life!! I look back and remember God’s faithfulness and I look our across the sky and down on the world…. well some where in between CO and TN and think how big God is and how all my uncertainties, unknowns, and my passions, my dreams are in His hands. I don’t know where I am going at all… and it’s okay… for now ☺
