I made it! With 40 pounds on my back and a couple smaller bags crammed full, I am now back in the place I once called home…Matamoros, Mexico. Driving down the street, weaving in out of traffic brought back many memories. It almost feels as though I never left. I hear dogs barking everywhere. I hear music everywhere loudly playing from different houses. I smell the tortilleria just a few steps down the street. I see familiar faces. I hear the language I’ve wanted to hear for awhile. It’s good to be back!
I still haven’t processed all that will come in this next year. I want to take it day by day. I want to be in this moment. I want to soak up everything that is happening around me, not be worried about a month down the road. I know God has big things to come, but He is here right now. He is moving in this moment. He is preparing me now.
It was difficult saying good-bye to all the ones I love. I definitely teared up more than once. But I think I soaked up every moment I had at home, as well. Trips to Wal-Mart for last minute stuff may not have been the greatest moments, but eating pizza on my couch with my best friends and my family last night was. I will miss my home, but now my home will be wherever God leads me. I will have many new homes this coming year. I will have a whole new family to share it with. The journey has begun!
