One of the questions everyone seems to ask is, "Are you glad to be back?" The answer, "yes... and NO." Most people aren't expecting the no answer. Frankly, sometimes I can't even believe I'm answering that way. I NEVER in my wildest dreams would have believed that I would love Louisville and wish to be back there. I was so content, had my routine... everything seemed perfect, which is why I think God moved us back to SC. So, yes, I am glad to be here, but I also miss Louisville. There have been many days that I wanted to pack up and head back.
The other common question is "are you settled?" For the most part, yes, we are settled, however, it is hard to be completely settled when you still have everything (minus clothes and a few things) packed in boxes. I'm SO grateful to be able to live where we are living. It is totally a God thing that could only have been provided by His Hand, but it is sometimes difficult for me to live in a place where the furniture is not mine, the bed is not mine, the decorations are not mine. Men don't get it. Maybe I'm crazy... well, I know I'm crazy, but it just doesn't quite feel like "home."
School - Does Briggs like school? Yes, for the most part, but because he is having to repeat K5, he is extremely bored right now. He has made several friends and seems to enjoy going to school and playing with them. He is well behaved and does his work no problem for his teacher. I am thankful for that, yet, if I had my way, I would still be homeschooling. Most people don't understand. Only those of us who have or do homeschool understand the reward and challenge of homeschooling. I miss it very much.
I have been able to substitute some at our church's MMO/Preschool program so this has allowed me to occupy my time as well as do some of the "teaching" that I am missing with Briggs.
Just stop for a minute and think about how many hours in a day your children are away from you while at school... now add that up by week, month, year, and look at all the time your kids are away from you and under the influence of someone else. Yet another reason I miss homeschooling.
Aaron - enjoys his job, or at least I think he does :) It definitely is not a life-long career for him, but it is great for the season of life we are in. It is flexible and involves no nights or weekends. We are glad for that, since both were requirements for working at the pharmacy at Kroger. Speaking of, oddly, I miss Kroger. It was a nice grocery store that had lots of different items. They carried things that I can't find here. They also had lots of store brands that were equal to national brands. Food was cheaper in Louisville, too. Funny the things we become accustomed to!
Missions - yes, we still are seeking to work in missions. But the means by which we are planning to do that has changed. We went to seminary thinking we would go abroad somewhere with the International Mission Board. We even were looking at a job in Peru just a few months ago. Then came the family trip to Guatemala with Highview Baptist Church (one of the best churches in all of Louisville, in my opinion!) that changed our minds, our hearts, our future. God laid it upon Aaron's heart that we were not to continue in the process with the IMB, but rather we were to work in Guatemala among the people of the dump area in Guatemala City. He has been working hard to start a non-profit organization that will allow us to serve the people of Guatemala City while bringing glory and honor to God. We are now a formal corporation. Foundations of Hope was made official on October 5, 2011. We are in the process now of filing paperwork with the IRS to become an official 501c3 non-profit organization. We are excited about this opportunity that the Lord has blessed us with!
So, as you can see, we have been busy. All the blog posts that I have wanted to write over the last few months can't be summed up tonight, but I think this is a pretty good start and getting everything caught up!
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