…so I am going to rejoice and be glad in it, if it is the last thing I do.
So, as I kind of alluded to in my previous posts the start of the second week has been a shaky one. Homesickness, dread, panic, nervousness, every possible emotion has been felt. The two previous mornings when I woke up in the morning and it registered where I was, I felt sick and had the mindset, well another day down now only 165 more to go. But this morning, it was different. Yes, I woke up and immediately felt panicky and then with Bryan’s words from the previous night in my heard, “Well, Amy, suck it up. You’re in Germany” I decided to take today to continually praise God for all the good of this trip.
It’s been working. I feel infinitely better than yesterday. Not to say it isn’t hard to be here, because it is, but I am going to remember what so many wise people said, “It’s all about perspective.” So, at least for today, it will be about perspective.
I would also recommend that every person in the world should start every day with reading a couple of Psalms. Either 1) You are going to realize you don’t praise God nearly as beautifully and as well as the psalmists do and thus steal their prayers as your own or 2) You are going to realize that you will never be as desolate and discomforted as the psalmists were and thus take joy in the comfort of a God who hears.
Also, today I made tons and tons of Chocolate Mousse and got to eat tons and tons of Chocolate Mousse, so how could that be bad? Oh, and I also dropped the salad dressing bottle when I was refilling it into the tub of salad dressing and got it everywhere, including my hair. Still don’t know if anyone else saw it.
I am happy I found this blog, love you lots and know that I am praying for you. LOVE YOU.
ReplyDeleteI still get "homesick" and I've lived here for four years. I read Romans 8:37 when I'm homesick: "No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us." we're created to be people who feel homesickness: this earth is not even our home.
ReplyDeleteif that's not comforting, how's this? it will get better. ;) just remember: try to draw a connection for campers between camp and home. "look, there's my dog Sidney. do you have a dog at home?"
bryan would say that to you.
ReplyDeletealso, i missed you on tuesday because we have exceptional learner in our adolescent learning & development classroom. it's definitely not the same without your computer screen to watch.