Things have not been this quiet in real life

I know. It’s been lamely quiet around here as of late. Let me assure you that I have a good reason. It’s because it’s been everything but quiet here in real life.

We just got home from this place.

I know, right? Add to the serenity that it’s where Mark and I met and it becomes a piece of heaven on earth.

But, it wasn’t for the romance factor that we were there (and the room filled with bunk beds shared with our children reminded us of that). We were there with all these people.

Those people there? They’re our front-line team. And, I don’t mean this kind of front line. (Note: I was so incredibly sad that having four children who couldn’t do this event meant that I had to be a spectator.)

Though our time included a lot of fun and games that made our children cry when we had to leave, there was more to our week than that.

20 dear friends are heading over to various cities in Chna to teach English and build relationships with students. We got to spend every waking hour with them over the last week to coach them along, encourage them, and prepare them for the field.  I honestly can’t think of any place we would have rather been and anything we’d rather be doing than that.

So, yeah, it’s been quiet here lately but not because of a lack of things to overthink and talk about…maybe more because of a lack of freedom to share it all.