ChinaBird

Guess what today is? Yep! You guessed it! The day has finally come for me to fly home! Yay! I can not contain my excitement! China has become my home in these last 18 months that I've lived there and I can't wait to get home, and be amongst the kids, Zai and other loved ones at SFCV. Although China is my current home, Chicago will always be my home-home. I know that may not make much sense to most of you; however for those of you who have lived in 2 places or have served in other parts of the world, then you should know what I'm talking about. I've mentioned this intense feeling before, it's a feeling of having my heart in two places at the exact same time, loving where you're at yet still longing to be in that other place as well. It's complicated, yes, but good. It's a reminder to me that I'm loved and desired in 2 places by people who love and care for me immensely. It's always hard to leave Chicago or China (which ever in the scenario) bu...

Hey Gang! I'm back! It's been a few weeks I know, but I have many photos and stories to tell of my trip home from China, family gatherings, Christmas, and more...so fasten your safety belts, it's going to be a wonderful ride! haha! Well, as mentioned in my last post, I headed home from China on December 19th . Overall I had great flight (slept 10 of 13 hours), despite being delayed almost 2 hours. But the moral of the story is, I made it home safe and sound and excited to see my family! My awesome parents and sister picked me up from the airport and as tradition would have it, we headed straight to my brother Zeke's house to see him, my sister-in-law and their 3 adorable kids. It felt SOOOO good to be in the Chi once again and surrounded by my loved ones! Guys, I know I say this all the time, but I truly have the cutest nieces and nephews on the planet! It was a great first night back home: Gene and Jude's hotdogs for dinner, family and playing with the ...