There's No Place Like Home

My English vocabulary is limited - I tend to use words that are somewhat vague, such as 'great', 'nice', 'really', and I often wish I could articulate myself better.

Last night I was trying to capture how I was feeling & what came out was simply, "I miss my friends." The word 'miss' is not even getting close to the point of how I feel, though. How else can I put it? I came up with this - I'm "grieving the absence of"...

I 'miss'...

• dark chocolate (hint, hint!)
• ice cream
• blending in
• hot showers

I'm grieving the absence of...

• friends
• family
• my church & community
• uninterrupted walks
• ok, maybe dark chocolate :)

Does that make sense? Don't get me wrong, I'm doing ok here & enjoying the new friendships and experiences I'm having. But this last week was a bit more challenging as I started feeling the loss of my Denver community and 'easy access' to people who know and care for me.

So feel free to drop me a line! I think I'm doing pretty well thus far at responding to my emails & comments. And also feel free to pray, its just going to take some time for me to feel truly at home here - God and I are conversing about that regularly.