Yes, I am still alive!

I apologize for being "quiet" for so long, but life is crazy after being gone for so long.  I am still trying to catch up both at home and at work.  I discovered yesterday I still have a suitcase that isn't unpacked and I've been back 11 days.  Guess there was nothing in it that was essential.

Now that I have stopped to write it is hard to decide where to start, but for the next few posts I will share some things I learned in the month of July. 

Just a recap for my new readers---

Our family left home on July 10 and drove to Michigan.  We spent two weeks living in a two room "apartment."  While there we spent time in classes that were to prepare us for our move to Spain.  I really think their goal was to take off all the "rose colored glasses" of missions and convince us that our journey ahead was serious and we had better be preparing correctly (I'll post about that in the coming days).  Then on July 22 Hannah and I flew from Michigan to Raleigh to meet the Honduras mission team I was leading (while Scott and Alex stayed in Michigan to finish training and drive home).  Hannah and I were in Honduras from July 23 through August 1.  Every trip is unique, but this one was especially unique after having spent two weeks preparing for a career mission placement.

I learned a lot about myself, my family, our calling to Spain, SEND, friends, and especially God.  Somethings were easy to digest, some are still "stuck in my throat."   But more than anything else, I was reminded that I am a fallen, sinful woman who does not deserve salvation, and yet a God who is greater than words can express sent His son to earth and then allowed Him to pay the cost of my sins.  There is no sacrifice or gift that I can give back to Him that even comes near "paying Him back."  And if I really, really get this - there won't be a single person that passes my path who can't tell that I possess such a fabulous gift, nor will I be able to rest knowing that there are nearly 2 billion people in this world who have never heard His name.

Welcome back to the journey and hang on - as I pray that the next few posts not only share what I have learned, but teach you a little too.

And yes, we still own a house.