So Where Have I Been?

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It’s been over 6 weeks since I last posted anything on here. No I haven’t totally forgotten about my blog, and no I haven’t just disappeared like some have probably been thinking :) Those that follow me on Google+ know that I have been in Arkansas for the last six and half weeks, helping friends of ours bake their seasonal nut cakes for the holidays. Since I left home I haven’t been able to get online on my laptop (till today) and I can’t access my blogger from my phone, so I haven’t been able to post anything.  There are a few things I’ve been able to add today and when I get home this weekend I hope to post some pictures from my stay here.
As I look back over the last 6 weeks it has been a blessing to come and help here! I have made new friends, strengthened old friendships, stretched entirely out of my comfort zone, made some wonderful memories, and was able to help in many different things; from baking nut cakes to making green tomato relish to selling CLE books to everyday life at home.  I wouldn’t have traded the last 6+ weeks for anywhere else and even though I’m looking forward to being home again I’m going to miss it here!  So for the remaindered of this week I’m going to enjoy every single day to the fullest; because even though this has become like home to me, in a few short days I’ll be leaving and well only come back to visit. This would be when I long for heaven when we’ll all be together, no longer separated by miles, we’ll all be home.


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