Something's Stay the Same

View from our new home 

A new home is hard for some people to get their minds around. Not only that, but moving to a whole new world where you can't brush your teeth out of the sink water, and buy unrefridgerated milk that comes in a plastic bag. The money is different colors and has animals all over, and you have to scrub your fruit and vegetables with bleach. When you look outside you see Palm trees instead of Redwood trees, and take in the sweet stinky weird aroma of burning plastic instead of the crisp cold pure air in NorCal...The steering wheel is on the other side of the car and you drive on the other side of the road. The craziest is that you're no longer a part of the majority but are now a "minority..."

I don't write these things to complain. I write them to explain how much different our new home is. It's been a blessing and I honestly can't ever imagine going back to living in high speed, put together, and blessed America. Sure I do miss Pandora, instant Internet, and chipotle, but I love it here. (No, I'm not saying that I'm staying here forever...) Mostly I love that we serve the same God even when we're thousands of miles, lots of countries, and a few continents away. Our home was filled with praise and worship tonight, we have a puppy running around, dad preached and shared an awesome word, mom greets everyone with smiles and hugs, and even has cute dishes and mason jars in the cupboards. Our new Jesus family seems like we've known each other for years, and really it's just been a few weeks. It's incredible how so many things have changed over the last 37 days, yet so much still stays the same. It finally feels like HOME. Because wherever Jesus and love is, that's where home is. 

-Madeline