Above is the title of the chapter in the book on Advent that I am reading for today. It couldn't be more appropriate to the situation in which I find myself today here in Dehradun. You see, the Winter rains came on Fri, and this time it wasn't a 'tease'! Colder temps are settling in, and it is colder inside than out at times since houses in India are built for the heat of summer, and do not have central heat!!! Sun, though not our friend in the summer, is our best friend this time of year. It never managed to peak through the clouds yesterday! My Yahoo weather assured me that this entire week would be sunny which I was looking forward to, but . . . this a.m. it took awhile for the fog to 'burn off' and the sun to break through. I wanted to attend the assemblies for grades 3 to 5 and Nursery to grade 2 this a.m. In the fog, that was a chilly experience. I got some pics though . . . this is the last week of school . . . I can procrastinate no longer!
Birthdays, mine as well as other members of my family, a special event at church, Christmas, a few creature comforts that I miss . . . I have to admit that I have had a tinge of home missing since the beginning of Dec. I love being here, but I also miss being there. I love friends here, old and new, but I am missing out on things with friends there who are going on with their lives without me! Of course, that is natural, and I know that. Yesterday I read this on FB . . .
"You will never be completely at home again. Because, part of your heart will always be elsewhere. That is the price you pay for the richness of loving and knowing people in more than one place."
All I could do was thank the Lord for this reminder. The quote is actually written for TCKs, and I am not one, but I think I qualify as a TCA and have always been helped by things that I have read about those who have become 'green' as we are neither blue or yellow . . . because our passports tell us we belong one place, but our hearts tell us differently!
My birthday has come and gone. The lovely cards that the girls made for me were endearing and reassuring. Many have said that they are sorry that this is our last week together, that they will miss me when they come back, and that I MUST return!
I am the Chief Guest at the final program on Dec 18th. They are very excited about that especially since many of them now know that I intend to borrow a sari for the event!
I support one of the boys here by contributing to his boarding fees. It has been nice to get to know him a little bit.
I am going up to Mussoorie for the day on Wed to attend the wedding reception of Birju, and I hope to find out more about the plans of the first set of friends that I am staying with to see exactly when I should head up the hill for the holidays. I will move to another friend's home on the 25th where I'll stay for a week. We plan to take a couple of long walks that I have been longing to take for sometime but never seem to have time to do so!
This trip has been so reassuring that all of the years that I have invested in this great subcontinent have been worth it! Thank you, Lord, for your good gift to me. I am looking forward to learning what is next!
Birthdays, mine as well as other members of my family, a special event at church, Christmas, a few creature comforts that I miss . . . I have to admit that I have had a tinge of home missing since the beginning of Dec. I love being here, but I also miss being there. I love friends here, old and new, but I am missing out on things with friends there who are going on with their lives without me! Of course, that is natural, and I know that. Yesterday I read this on FB . . .
"You will never be completely at home again. Because, part of your heart will always be elsewhere. That is the price you pay for the richness of loving and knowing people in more than one place."
All I could do was thank the Lord for this reminder. The quote is actually written for TCKs, and I am not one, but I think I qualify as a TCA and have always been helped by things that I have read about those who have become 'green' as we are neither blue or yellow . . . because our passports tell us we belong one place, but our hearts tell us differently!
My birthday has come and gone. The lovely cards that the girls made for me were endearing and reassuring. Many have said that they are sorry that this is our last week together, that they will miss me when they come back, and that I MUST return!
I am the Chief Guest at the final program on Dec 18th. They are very excited about that especially since many of them now know that I intend to borrow a sari for the event!
I support one of the boys here by contributing to his boarding fees. It has been nice to get to know him a little bit.
I am going up to Mussoorie for the day on Wed to attend the wedding reception of Birju, and I hope to find out more about the plans of the first set of friends that I am staying with to see exactly when I should head up the hill for the holidays. I will move to another friend's home on the 25th where I'll stay for a week. We plan to take a couple of long walks that I have been longing to take for sometime but never seem to have time to do so!
This trip has been so reassuring that all of the years that I have invested in this great subcontinent have been worth it! Thank you, Lord, for your good gift to me. I am looking forward to learning what is next!
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