Tidbits

To say that Teaven and I are ready to go home is a slight understatement. We are more than ready to hug all of our family and friends. To sit around and chat. To go to church and worship with other believers. To go to Walmart and blend in to the crowd, nobody caring who we are. To be able to communicate with a random stranger without a problem.

But in all that readiness, I don't want to forget that my time here is still important. We are down to the 6 month mark now, and it's easy to let my thoughts drift to what I will do and who I will see when I get back.

But I don't want to forget this place. I think once we leave, we will love and appreciate it even more than we do now. We will look back in fondness of the first home we made together, of the lessons we have learned.

I have no doubt that God brought us here for a reason, and one of those reasons is being able to focus on our marriage. There has been a lot that has happened back home that, if we were there, would naturally pull us in all kinds of different directions. Here, however, it's just us. No interference, no crazy schedules that cause us to barely see each other. Just me and him. Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.

Coming here, I was sure that living and working with my husband would cause some friction, some irritation of being with the same person day in and day out. I'm so thankful that isn't true. If anything, Teaven and I have learned that we can spend every single moment together and still enjoy being with each other. That's not to say there aren't times when we need some space, but it's nice reassurance knowing that we aren't sick of each other. That we still love every moment we have together. And I really think we will miss this time together when we get back to America and have crazy schedules.

God knew what he was doing, and I want to remember that every day I am here. Every moment I feel that discontent rising up in me. Every time I wish for the day I can go home instead of enjoying the here and now. I want to remember that where we are is where he wants us to be and where we go will be where he wants us to go.