To blog or not to blog, that is the question, and actually has been the question since we left India.
Life back in the US just isn't the adventure that life in India was, and yet, for us it is still a daily adventure. I think i am finally finding my "groove" or my place. I have decided that i am who i am and that's not going to change even if people's opinions of me change. I am happy with "me" and that has taken 34 years to accomplish.
My darling daughter is blossoming and finding her way back in this first world country. She is amazing and not a day goes by where i am not just completely awe struck by her. She learns without trying and loves with out end. I could probably write paragraphs daily about all the crazy, silly, funny, and totally sweet things she does but honestly i don't know that anyone finds it as interesting as we do.
I have found myself dreaming of India, but finding happiness here. I have had more contact recently with friends left behind and some how that eases my heart. Out of everyone that was in India together, i think that i was the one who most found myself attached to the place, and so it was hard for me to leave. My time in India brought about a spiritual awakening for me, i will add that it had very little to do with the country of India, that just happened to be the backdrop. It was a place where God revealed his miracles to me and made my every dream come true. It was also the place that i discovered that my path needed some desperate course correction! I am sure that this, in part, is why it is a hard place for me to leave behind.
Being home has been good for me. It has challenged my faith, my drive, my direction, and my walk. I feel closer to God now more than ever because i have needed God now more than ever! I am slowly finding what the purpose he has for me back home, i knew what it was in India and being part of "birthing" a Church is something that i will never forget, especially in a Country where Christianity is a minority.
So what about 2013. My journey is not so epic, at least not on the outside. I wont have stories of amazing travel or of camels in my backyard. I do however still have a story to tell and somehow i feel the need to continue blogging. I'm not quite sure what is going to happen over this next year, but if it is anything like the last 4 years it will be worth writing about!
I am starting this new year out filled with hope. My only plan at this point is to become more spiritually and physically fit. I am on a good path to reach both of those goals! I have great friends and family and this year is going to be great!
Happy New Year!