A Long Time Coming

Obviously, I'm not good at keeping up with this thing, but then I realized that late was better than never.

It's been 2 and a half months since I've been home and I thought that by now, I'd be packing up my things once again to make the big move.  However, 2 and a half months also gives a lot of room for change.  Long story short, my team is home visiting their families (for a much needed vacation!) and won't be back into country until the end of October.  So between my coach stateside, them, and their leaders, we decided that it would best for me to stay in the states until they go back.  Completely makes sense to people of sane mind, just try telling my pride that, haha.

I was so stuck in my way of how the transition between TX, home, and next year would go: be home for the summer, see friends and family, rest and recharge, get a tan, take a few mini vacations, leave...simple, easy, and with little effort.  It's funny how God works because He doesn't tend to go off of our schedules, at least not in my life.  I'd be lying if I said I wasn't initially disappointed.  Since this process began, August seemed like the perfect time to leave. It was like this seed in my heart of wanting to help the women overseas and going abroad next year sprout a stem of its own that had this new chapter of my life starting in August.  However, if you've ever gardened, you know that sometimes you have to prune back other stems so the main flower can thrive.  May be a melodramatic visual, but hey, I've got time on my hands to think about that way (and I really like plants).

Needless to say, God is showing me that starting when the seasoned team says is best IS His intention, and I'm stubbornly, and slowly, coming around to this new plan.  With all that said, I'm now leaving at the very beginning of November, which means I'll be there until the same time next year, and it's going to be GREAT (not sarcasm, it really will be, but if I put it in all caps it's a good reminder for myself.)  Who knows what He'll teach me these next couple of months at home?  But, I'm now more okay with finding out.