Gratitude: Thank you

Traveling
for the last 15 months has worn me down. I’m literally so drained and
unusually tired I looked up symptoms of Narcolepsy online to see if I
fit the bill; scary thing is I fit about half of them.

                My
last year has been unconventional to put it lightly. I have switched
time zones, climates and had more sleep routines than I care to count. I
have slept in a tent, a hammock, squished up with 3 other people in one
large bed in 90 degree weather, on the floor, in a tree house, in
hostels, offices, on airports floors, standing up, in coffee shops, on
friend’s laps, in planes, trains, and various automobiles.

                I
thought once I returned home to the states I’d settle into one place,
I’d have consistency, a regular job-whatever that is, and just some time
to recover. God had other plans. He told me to go, to go thank
supporters, and visit friends; to essentially jump from couch to bed, to
spare bedroom, and more planes trains and automobiles to rest my head.
It’s been glorious.  I’ve had restful moments.  I’ve felt I was making a difference, and I’ve felt useless.  I’ve
gotten to encourage and I’ve been poured into more than I could retain.
I’ve relished every moment with old friends, and picked up some amazing
new friends along the way.

 So
thank you to everyone who picked me and my belongings up on the side of
the road and let me live out of your car. Thank you for the countless
rides to and from airports, coffee dates, babysitting, and churches.
Thank you for loaned bicycles, for loaned clothes, and cars. Thank you
for spare bedrooms, for feeding me abundantly, and for letting me be a
part of your daily chaos. Thank you for the walks, talks and tears that
we’ve shared; there have been a lot of tears.  In a time
when I am figuring out what God is calling me to do, thank you for your
patience, your wisdom, your concern, and your prayers. Thank you for
loving me well. 

 
And thank you to Jennifer Kromhout for the fun photography day. If she
can bear through my awkwardness- then she can photograph anyone.

Check
her out:

www.acorn-photo.com

or

contact her at [email protected]