Still With Us
I’m sure you’ve noticed there hasn’t been much communication from us for the last month. Well, our family has taken some much needed time to process the last year, especially the last few months.
The last few months in particular have been the most exciting but at the same time the hardest period of our lives. It started with taking support raising on the road (a long road trip), then making the official move from FL to CA (another long road trip), and finally attempting to settle into a completely and drastically different new life (looking like an even longer trip).
Although we’ve been welcomed into this new life by a group of people here in California who have embraced us, not to mention, done everything possible to help us settle into this new place, the truth is it’s still hard.
The holidays (which already came and went – hard to believe) in particular were hard. Traditions that had been there from the beginning of our family had been stripped away. Family and friends that were a part of those times were now gone; leaving us vulnerable to feelings of apathy, discouragement and loneliness.
We know this is all part of the transition into this missionary life and that eventually things will get better (we hope), but right now this is where we’re at and what’s happening.
We will say that the most comforting thing is knowing you’re thinking about and praying for us. We know this through your phone calls, emails (replies to our newsletters), Facebook/Instagram messages and many texts. (Please keep them coming.) The other thing that has been just as encouraging has been the wave of people that have come to visit; leaving us knowing that we’re not alone in this.
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