　
Holidays on the race are very odd. They, usually, don't look or feel like an actual holiday. The 90 + degree Cambodian weather, doesn't excatly remind you of winter.
We try to make holidays as normal as we can, so it's not as hard. This ends up looking like some sort of bi-polar family reunion. Some poeple are laughing and telling stories of holidays past. While other people are sobbing and trying not to think of holidays past.
The weirdest thing is seeing stuff online from back home. I kind of hoped life back home would pause for a year. The sweaters, scarves, fires, Christmas decorations, holiday food, and cold weather posts are all reminders that life is still in full swing in the states.
This Christmas I am trading a few things:
Candy Canes – Cambodian Children.
Reindeer – Water Buffalo.
Pine Trees – Palm Trees.
Sweaters – Shorts.
Carolers – Roosters.
Blankets – Sheets.
Goosebumps – Sweat.
Mom's Broccoli and Rice Casserole – Rice in General.
Christmas Lights – Head Lamps.
Sleighs – Tuk Tuks.
Winter – Dry Season.
Christmas Break – Teaching English Class.
"…Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse" – Rats in my bed.
Family – K Squad
Celebrating how God gave His Son for me, by giving to others – "Same Same, But Different" 😉
Next year, I will be at home spending the holidays with my family. It will, once again, look like some sort of bi-polar family reunion. I will laugh and tell stories of holidays past. I will cry and try not to think about past holidays.
As much as I miss home and would teleport back there for Christmas, I am going to miss this life! Month 5 of the race is quickly approaching, along with the halfway mark of my journey. The days drag by, but the weeks are gone in the blink of an eye.
I am so blessed to get to serve the Lord like this. To be a light in some very dark places. To hold orphaned children and speak value, worth, and life into them. To educate students, so that they may be able to provide for their families. To show women that they are princesses of the King. To make burdens a little lighter for the people who serve permenantly overseas. To bring joy in places filled with hurt. To bring Truth to places flooded with lies.
Being able to give of myself to lead others closer to their Creator, feels like Christmas to me.
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MERRY CHRISTMAS AND GOD BLESS!
