Marissa,
I’m counting down the days until I see you, hold you, cry with, laugh with and listen to you. My vision of what it looks like when you get home….
The Arrival: For the first day or two will be a big family get together, friends coming to visit…lots of activities, favorite meals and lots of sweet tea.
Momma Time: Sitting on the comfy couch, your head resting in my lap while I play with your hair as you tell me some of the things you experienced this past year. I see happy tears, sad tears, laughing until I can’t breathe, snap chatting with your fellow racers and maybe a little Dubsmash. Oh, and sweet tea! I can’t wait!!!
Concerns: When I think about the anticipation and excitement of you coming home being over, the changes of this past year and settling in to the new norm, it stirs up questions and concerns in me.
How will dad and I fully grasp the depth of change in you? You have traveled the world growing the Kingdom, seen amazing things, lived in not so comfy environments…how can we ever understand?
How will you adjust to life back in the USA?
You have lived with community for the most part of the past 2 ½ years, how will you do with “alone time”? Will it be hard on you, will you grieve for the family/community you spent the past 11 months with? Will I be able to comfort and encourage you the way you need comfort and encouragement?
The past two years, the time you have had at home has been spent planning for the mission field. Now that your future looks different, planning will be different, how will that feel for you?
Those are concerns I have but I trust that the Lord will guide us all through the process.
Future: I’m so excited that you are coming home to stay. I’m excited to see your life here and excited to see what it might be for you. I can’t wait to just hang out, go on random trips to HEB at weird hours and just having you around. You are going to be an AUNT!!!!
43 days….I can’t wait!
RAWR,
Mom
