home for the holidays...

four days and counting...i can't wait!!

in other news, i found out last week that i'll be heading over to kenya for work for most of january. my last trip to tanzania, i didn't have time to do much sightseeing, but in kenya, i'm a-going on a safari, no matter what! anyone with me? i'll put you up for free if you're willing to pay a coupla thousand dollars for the plane ticket!

as much as i'm looking forward to going and i recognize that this is an awesome opportunity, it's been a bit of a challenge traveling like this. mostly, it's hard to feel settled anywhere...just when i feel like i'm getting into a rhythm here in atlanta, i have to leave for 3-4 weeks. coming back from tanzania, it's like i have to re-adjust to atlanta all over again, re-introduce myself to people i met awhile ago, remind myself of where things are and how to get there. so when susan and heidi visited a few weekends ago, it was like re-discovering atlanta, and it was nice to go to some new places with them. this past weekend, i did some holiday shopping with a friend, and i finally found the nearest trader joe's and went to duluth, where there's a large korean community. yup, it's only taken me over 3 months. and now i'm heading to la for the holidays, then i'm back in atlanta for a few days before i head out to nairobi. but i ain't complaining...

in bali, one of the women shared about finding her home in Christ...that statement really struck me at the time, and with all the movement and changes the past few months have brought, i'm trying to figure out what the means to me personally...