If home is where the heart is, how can mine be in so many places at once??
Right now I am in North Carolina for my Spring Break with Sar & Mark and their sweet "kids," Zoe & Toby. Ironically their six month drought ended when I arrived, so I felt right at home. Even though the skies are grey, the dogwoods & azaleas are in full, spectacular bloom. That's a good description of how I feel much of the time...the circumstances can get kind of stormy, but God uses Himself, my family, & my friends to color my life with joy.
We've had a great time just enjoying the mundane everyday joys of life. I got to "work" at Starbucks with Sar, & meet all of her friends & co-workers there. We took walks, played games, watched movies [[not to mention the game]], sang & just loved simply being. And now it is time to go back home to my boys.
I love my life back home...my boys, the church, my Mom, zac's games, my students, my dogs, the beauty of Washington. Yet I always feel torn. My heart is stretched all the way across the world-from Washington, to Israel, to North Carolina, & back again to Washington! [[I always wanted to travel!]] I long for the day when we will all be back together, but I know that we are all EXACTLY where God wants us right now, & we've all grown so much. I'm glad we will all be united for eternity with our God in Heaven!
Gotta go whoop up on these kids in hand & foot! Be back home soon!
