Hello! It is official, the holiday buzz is over! It was so wonderful to see so many dear friends over the holiday season.
While at home some family members were very insistent that my social life is smelly (and sometimes the truth hurts). I have been pondering the hurting truth.
It seems like most people maintain a support base for a few years before moving very far away. While I was in high school I had my family near by. Then when I went to college I moved 12 hours away from home. However, in college there were several people who shared things in common with me (i.e. age, major, living space, bad food, and a host of other things). Then my senior year of college came. I decided to join Hope International Missions. As I look back on my decision to join HIM I am not sad or upset. I can see how God opened and closed doors to make it possible for me to work with my dear Spanish students.
After I was excepted by the mission board my life was turned up side down. All of a sudden I was thrown, tossed, pitched, etc. into to a world that I was not prepared for (partly my fault and partly others fault). All of a sudden I was away from everything that was familar to me. My human support base was gone (gasp)! Everything from the church to the weather was different. As life goes along it seems like there are some changes that should have happened by now that have not. I have also been asking myself about those changes that I wish would happen but don't seem to be happening.
So, here are some things I will be doing:
1) First and always draw closer to God, my ulimate support base.
2) Get very busy being a help to Hope Christian School.
3) Try to establish true and meaningful friendships in my new "home" town.
I think that the lesson I need to learn is that the unexpect things are the ones that help us to grow the most.
Here is a happy note:
I am so thankful for my Aunts and Uncles. I know that may sound really strange however, they are just the icing on the cake. First, God gave me a wonderful dad, mom, sister, and brother. Second, He allowed me to be a part of my parents siblings lives too. Hoo-ray!
I hope that you are doing well!
Happy day to all, Rachel
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I am so glad I was one of those friends who got to see ya at Christmastime! I hope your second semester is off to a great start, along with your fresh goals! Love ya girl! Keep encouraged!
Oh, Rachie! I love you, my sister. Can I just say a big BLAH for your unlucky life of having two 'first born' siblings! Okay, so Lucas is technically last, but he's a first at heart. :) You are such a phenominal young woman. I just wish more people could get to know ya!!!! Keep up the great work. You're changing lives for Jesus!
Hello dear friend!!! Thank you so much for sharing this post!! I can understand, as you and I "traded spaces"! :-) May God bless you and I wish many happy days of establishing meaningful friendships in your new home. (It's really a pretty nice place!) :-) Consider yourself hugged from a "home-town" friend! Love ya!
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