Monday, August 11, 2008
This is home (I guess)
I've been away for a month now but I am finally back. It's a different feel somehow. America seems different. My accent seems lame. No more waking up to the marvels of being sandwiched by amazing sights. I feel like I was spoiled being surrounded by mountains, the sea, spectacular cloud displays, and farms. I know this country has its own appeals but I miss those of Northern Ireland. It's also different because during the trip everyone was constantly moving and now I'm home with no schedule. A restlessness inside of me wants to open the door and step out onto the streets of Kilkeel and go on a dander along the fields. Yeah, I'm being dramatic. But now that I'm home, I have to get used to it. Almost more so than when we started the trip. With what we were doing in Northern Ireland, God's work and presence were pretty much right in front of my eyes the entire time. Now that I'm home and getting back into the routine, I have to do a little searching.
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welcome home :-) yeah for me the first few days home were really weird... i would walk outside and be seriously surprised at how hot it was. and driving home without the ocean and mountains around you feels pretty lame after being surrounded by beauty for almost a month. and spiritually i think its always hard to come back home, and i think its something that satan really uses against us. this is where God has us for now, and its hard (for me anyways) to be content with that sometimes. ha ha wow, sorry that turned into an enormous comment... anyways praying for ya!
Michael
There's always next year...well at least hopefully! I think everyone is on a spiritual low at the mo, I know I am 'cause like you said God was basically right in front of you but now everything is back to "normal" and it's just harder to see what he's doing. I love how your still saying dander :) "Go for a wee dander." aww i miss my Americans.
We're glad to have you home, but I'd like to add another thought. You and I can find hope in the fact that this isn't home. That home is in heaven and there we won't have to get used to it we will just love it and love worshiping the Lord.
In Him,
Greta
mmm, thanks greta :)
Hummmmm I feel ya...
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