Happy New Year Everyone!! I hope everyone is having a great holiday so far. If you are like me, you will be spending time with family, eating collard greens. But what are you going to do this year? What are your resolutions? This past year was a big changing year for me. God did a lot in my life and showed me a lot about Him. But this past year, I progressed even further in my Thai language skills, and finished language school. I also began greatly improving on the piano, which will come in handy when we start a church of our own. But I had a couple of friends move away. And as a missionary, you learn to say goodbye A LOT. But God helped me through each time.
This new year will begin just like two years ago, with our family going back to Thailand. It will be much different this time, because it is not quite as unknown as it was before. But the other day I was thinking about it. I remember calling my friends Sarah and Ainsley from Thailand and thinking about when I would see them again. That was before I knew we were coming home. It didn't bother me that much, because I had gotten used to the fact that I wasn't there. I didn't think about how long it had been since I had seen them last; I just lived life day after day. But then dad told us we were going home for Christmas. For the first time in a while, I thought about it. It dawned on me that it had been two years. Two whole years had passed since I said goodbye to all my friends. I realized how much I actually missed them and how much I wanted to go back. I thought about the hugs and all I would do when I got back, and the more I thought about it, the more excited I got about it. And it was just like I expected. I cried a little and almost couldn't believe it wasn't a dream. Now I am sitting here thinking about leaving again. I know what those two years were like and this time I know it is not as bad as I had thought before. I am going to miss them, there is no doubt about that. And I will probably have to get used to not being around them again, but it is the will of God for our family to be in Thailand and I have no doubts about that. So after goodbyes, we will spend another long while in Thailand. The point of my rambling on about this is that, you don't know what you have until you don't have it anymore. You don't know how much that actually meant to you until it's gone. I didn't realize how good of a friend Sarah and Ainsley were until I didn't see them for two years.
So cherish what you have. Be thankful you've got it. Because one day, you may not have it anymore.
My new year's resolutions:
1. Get closer to God.
2. Read more books.
3. Get better at piano.
4. And much much more!
This new year will begin just like two years ago, with our family going back to Thailand. It will be much different this time, because it is not quite as unknown as it was before. But the other day I was thinking about it. I remember calling my friends Sarah and Ainsley from Thailand and thinking about when I would see them again. That was before I knew we were coming home. It didn't bother me that much, because I had gotten used to the fact that I wasn't there. I didn't think about how long it had been since I had seen them last; I just lived life day after day. But then dad told us we were going home for Christmas. For the first time in a while, I thought about it. It dawned on me that it had been two years. Two whole years had passed since I said goodbye to all my friends. I realized how much I actually missed them and how much I wanted to go back. I thought about the hugs and all I would do when I got back, and the more I thought about it, the more excited I got about it. And it was just like I expected. I cried a little and almost couldn't believe it wasn't a dream. Now I am sitting here thinking about leaving again. I know what those two years were like and this time I know it is not as bad as I had thought before. I am going to miss them, there is no doubt about that. And I will probably have to get used to not being around them again, but it is the will of God for our family to be in Thailand and I have no doubts about that. So after goodbyes, we will spend another long while in Thailand. The point of my rambling on about this is that, you don't know what you have until you don't have it anymore. You don't know how much that actually meant to you until it's gone. I didn't realize how good of a friend Sarah and Ainsley were until I didn't see them for two years.
So cherish what you have. Be thankful you've got it. Because one day, you may not have it anymore.
My new year's resolutions:
1. Get closer to God.
2. Read more books.
3. Get better at piano.
4. And much much more!