No Superhero Here

Silly me. I always come home with delusions of grandeur. Plans to rest,
write, organize life, see friends and family, catch up with those that
have been absent from my life for far too long and probably on the side,
in my spare time, solve the world’s problems so I can blog about it, be
discovered as a genius, become published and have the money to pay off
bills and do missionary work without having to support raise for a
while.

Reality: I came home and crashed.

Much of the past
week and half has been spent near home (partially because nothing seemed
to appease my stomach). I have rested but find that I still feel
exhausted. I traded in organizing and writing for playing with cats and
reading. I have caught up with some people but have found that I know an
awful lot of people, which I love but boy is hard to keep up with
everyone. As for solving the world’s problems, I think trying to learn
Russian is much more enjoyable, plus I haven’t designed my superhero
costume yet.

However I did manage to make a new little friend
tonight, a three year old friend. As the choir at my parent’s church
began to practice she walked up and said, “Do you know where my Nana
went?” I replied that I didn’t know and suggested maybe she was talking
or in the bathroom. My new friend then said, “Maybe. I think I should
sit down.” She proceeded to scoot next to me on the pew and ask about a
dozen questions. After the interrogation I found a couple of pens and
paper and we settled in to drawing pictures. Then we danced and twirled.
And after she had sufficiently worn me out she jumped in my arms and
tried to go home with me. That was the point where it was time to find
Nana.

I should probably just admit to loving kids now. They seem
to like me at least. Do you know what I love? I love that if there is
music, they dance. When I said, “I don’t know if I can draw that! Can
you?!” The immediate response was “Yes I can”, never mind that the
following scribble looked nothing like said object. When we sang
together it didn’t matter if we were off key. Then I even got a hug and
kiss. This is not to say that I condone hugging and kissing everyone you
have just met. Really when you think about it though, kids have so much
to teach us about living life to the fullest.

So while I may
not get the world’s problems solved this next week and things may not be
as organized as I planned, my hope is to live life this next week
making the most of every moment and throwing in a touch of spontaneity.

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To
give you an update on the next adventure with God… I fly out a week
from Saturday for a few days in Berlin, Germany and then I am officially
headed to Kiev, Ukraine and I couldn’t be more excited! While I do have
my way there, I still need support to be able to procure food and
lodging while in country and to be able to buy a ticket home.