So I
have been back in the states just over a month. 
It’s weird to think this is about the time I would enter into yet
another travel day.  But, for now my bags
remain unpacked. (Although, if for any reason I need a bag packed I do consider
myself an expert packer at this point)

          

I spent my first week in the US in Florida. I had a chance to see a friend for a few days.  Then my mom flew down and we visited with my aunt, uncle and cousins there.   It was a nice time to just relax and visit with people I love so much.  Transitioning did prove to be a little hard as my senses were so overwhelmed with all the things that used to be so familiar.  Trying to reflect on the past year and looking to what was to come was a challenge but lying by the pool was a good way to process all that was going through my mind. 

                

   


  The
next week I had volunteered at World Race Training camp so I headed to Georgia
to be on a serve team there.  This was an
awesome opportunity to see a few people from my trip and just discuss how
re-entry had been for us so far.  It
really was a relaxing time and so good to see amazing people. 

 

                So I
have been here in Minnesota for about almost 3 weeks. I wasn’t really sure what
to expect about being home.  Really the
first two weeks were spent physically and emotionally resting and getting a chance to see a few friends.  I wasn’t sure what my intimacy with the Lord
would look like upon arriving home. 
Would it still have that thrill as it did on the Race?  Would I be challenged, without my team?  Would I walk back into the dryness I was in
before leaving on the Race? Now as time passes I am recognizing the Lords
faithfulness.  He is so gracious in
pouring out His spirit.  He still has
been meeting me in that quiet place.  I
have found the Holy Spirit to be my challenger while I begin the pursuit of a
community.  And the Lord has filled the
dryness with unending streams of His passion. 
HE IS FAITHFUL!  Life might not
look the way it did for me on the Race but the one thing that is constant is
the Power of the LIVING GOD.  Even in
this time of uncertainty of my life I find that my hope does not rest in the
ways of this world but in who my Father is. 

Blessings to all