That’s right, ladies and gentlemen. The proverbial fat lady has sung.
My time on the World Race has come to a close and I have returned back to the good ol’ US of A.
Re-entry is exactly what I thought it would be…weird. There’s really not many other words to describe it. “How does it feel to be back?” “Weird.”
I’m happy
I’m sad
I’m confused
I’m excited
I’m lost
I’m clean
I’m emotional
I’m apathetic
I just don’t know what to be.
Home hasn’t changed. Naturally things have happened in everyone’s lives, but for the most part people are the same.
It feels like the past year didn’t even happen. Like I was gone on some trip for a couple days and came back.
But it did happen. I traveled to 17 different countries. I prayed for people dying of malaria. I played with kids who live in poverty. I preached in 3 different continents. I walked in the shoes of the people we were serving and loving. I saw so many amazing places and met so many wonderful people. THAT happened.
And now I’m caught in this limbo, where I don’t want to continually dwell on the last year and what I experienced…
but I don’t want to live as though it didn’t happen.
So family and friends, get used to the fact that I will likely compare everything, every story, every food, every ride, to something on the Race. I will put excess napkins and food in my purse in case of emergencies. I will eat off dirty surfaces. I will rejoice over washing my clothes in a washer and being able to dry them. I will take twice as many hot showers as necessary. I will cry when I go to church services. I will plan ridiculously long weekend road trips, just because I can. I will live life much more thankfully than previous, and will scoff at those who don’t. 🙂 However, I will try not to be a hater.
Thank you for following me on this 11 month trip. Blogs will not be posted with any regularity henceforth, though as my future plans unfold, I may keep you updated. Thank you for your support. Thank you for your love. And thank you for your prayers! Ya’ll helped make this trip what it was and I’m so very appreciative of all of you!
