10 December 2014
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| The Gang, Together One Last Time |
It’s one in the morning, and I can’t sleep. Partly because my body hasn’t reset to “American time” but most likely because after a week of being back home, I still can’t wrap my mind around it. Last Wednesday, I was seeing my parents for the first time in over twenty weeks. Three hours later, I met my siblings and our overprotective dog. (I thought he was going to eat me at first but now we’re getting along quite well.) This week has been a blur of familiar faces and places and the start of getting back into the swing of my life at home. Still, there’s more to get used to than just driving on the right side of the road.
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| Snorkeling in the Great Barrier Reef! |
So many people have come up and asked me about Australia and I’m afraid I’ve disappointed them. How can I relate the past 4.5 months in a 5 minute conversation? How can I recount movie nights at George Roberts, or tutoring every Wednesday, or the way I felt at home at Willows? How do I even begin to describe the sounds of what seems like thousands of different birds every morning, or listening to the echolocation of a flying fox, or seeing a wallaby in its natural habitat? How do I tell someone about the hundreds of people I’ve met that I will never forget? Girl Unfolding has followed the most incredible five months of my entire life and I am deeply indebted to each and every one of you who has taken the time to read my blog.
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| An American Thanksgiving, Australian Style |
Perhaps I’ve put off writing this last post because I didn’t want it all to end, but as the saying goes, “All good things must come to an end.” I am so blessed to have had this opportunity, and even more so to have family and friends to come back to in The States. What’s next? Who knows! Even so, I’m convinced that I’m not finished “unfolding” by a long shot! “No, this is not the beginning of a new chapter in my life; this is the beginning of a new book! That first book is already closed, ended, and tossed into the seas; this new book is newly opened, has just begun! Look, it is the first page! And it is a beautiful one!” ― C. JoyBell
Sincerely,
Girl Unfolding
“And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into His image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.”
2 Corinthians 3:18 (NIV)
