Home!
I have been away from home for 14 months. The time I was able to spend in the States with family and friends and making new friends has been amazing. God knew who I needed in my life and I am so grateful for them all. The lessons I learned while away are numerous and I am thankful for every one.
I arrived home on the 1st of June. The last 30 minutes of the trip was so exciting, I could not wait to step foot in the house. The reunions have been great with children around the neighborhood and friends; I was excited to see them all and was met with many hugs and kisses. I love to hear that sound "Mama Joshua," this is what the children in the neighborhood calls me. Reuniting with friends at the market was incredible, it was so great to see them all and I pray that the relationships will grow. I have missed the sounds, smells, and feeling of Africa and I am so glad to be back.
I hit the ground running. I had my friend Yvette clean our house while we were gone so it was clean for the most part. But come on, we live in Africa, dust is everywhere! So I went from room to room cleaning and de-cluttering them, and if you know me you know I love this. It felt so good to get it cleaned out. Jesse (my husband) put some new shelves up in the kitchen and it looks great; I love it. De-cluttering my counter space was great, I needed the space. I will be starting school with Joshua very soon so please pray as this will be a great adjustment for me and Joshua since we have Owen now.
I hope to write a blog post often. My time is very precious but I will try. Thank you all for your prayers.
Here are a few pictures of when we got home and started to unpack.
