Things I've missed

I just wanted to share an honorable mention for the month of July that I have failed to blog about.

July 25- has a double meaning in my life.

First, it is our one year anniversary for this house! The time has totally flown by and I hope it continues to do so. It keeps me from some of the mundane things that cause me to be anxious about responsibilities. Like I would really want to be anywhere else in my life right now, but still- I do worry a lot.

Second, it is the day I flew home to GA from Finland, five years ago. Five years ago! Can I even believe how fast that has flown by. I have so many great emotions that stir in my being when I think of my mission and Finland. Do I still speak the language? Yes, but very little. I mean, I didn't have a perfect grasp of vocabulary by any means. Of course, I could hold a conversation about the gospel and bear my testimony, and even BRT(build relationships of trust) a little. I did have some really neat experiences with the language when I explained to my native finn companion all about the movie The Princess Bride in finnish, and described the weird dream that I had had the night before as we were "trying" to fall asleep at night. She was really cool. One day I might make it over there again. And if I can't hope to take my children because of the flight prices, maybe I'll pray real hard for them to serve missions there ;)