So here I am with four months under my belt. This month has by far been the best one yet and unbelievably this crazy upside down world is starting to feel like home. I don’t think I got lost even once last month! That is a huge accomplishment for the girl who is incredibly directionally challenged and 9 out of 10 times ends up lost. I actually know where some things are and when people talk about different areas and places I can finally join in the conversation because I know what they are talking about. 🙂 Like the last three months a ton has happened and changed, and it is one again a reminder that when I feel the most defeated that life will not always stay that way. Andrew and I moved into the new shop, though it is not yet completed, and I have yet another new routine. I’m getting used to having to start over.
The Holidays were hard, it is difficult to be away from friends and family. Christmas did not feel like Christmas, but more like Memorial day. And New Years Eve felt like the 4th of July, which I have more than once referred to it by accident as that. I get the best looks from the Aussies as they stare at me all puzzled when I ask them where they watched the fire works on 4th of July, only to quickly correct myself and say New Years Eve. 🙂 Summer has officially hit and I am loving the sunny skies, mixed in with epic thunder storms. So far I am not a huge fan of the humidity. It makes sleeping at night extra hard when you don’t have AC.
I love my church! Love it, and it makes me so incredibly happy to know that I have found a home and that hopefully in the next month I will once again be serving at church as well. Not only do I have a church and place to interact with other believers, hear excellent teaching, and worship, but I am also making church friends. I have a social life again! 🙂 Friendships are being solidified and I have met quite a few amazing women who I have spent many hours with talking about life. I am finally starting to feel close to normal again. The one thing that is still missing is music.
I miss teaching so much, I miss playing even more. I have yet to get my hands on a piano and that really does break my heart. I can feel with each passing day the skills diminishing from my fingers. So therefore month 5 will be all about music and regaining that into my new life here. I made it a point in this past month to quit looking back and to focus on the present and all that I have here to get to see and do. To really experience this new life, not just “get through” it. Mission accomplished! I really am falling in love with this city and the people. I’m having fun and trying to enjoy every moment, even when it is painful, because I will never get an opportunity like this again. So here we are…month 5…the month of music. I can’t wait to see what happens this month. Thank you Jesus for seeing me through this far and for providing at just the right time with exactly what I needed. Hopefully this time that lesson has been learned. He has never failed me and never will. What surprises lie ahead this month? 🙂
Through The Looking Glass 