This semester, or should I say our time in China is coming to a end a lot faster than we had expected. We can't believe how fast the year has flown by. The relationships we've made and the ones we are beginning to make are so fun. It's hard to think that we'll be packing up in less than 3 months to move home and begin our next chapter.
Chapter 2; "Life as a married couple in America"
Well before that happens we have a slight change or amendment to add. Originally we were planning to finish teaching and hand our final grades in on June 9th, then head to Shanghai to meet my parents. Travel for 2 weeks or so with my family and then fly home together.
*Amendment*
We will finish with classes and grades as expected on the 9th, then meet my parents in Shanghai, travel as planned, but then Lacy will fly home with my parents after two weeks of travel and I will Stay in China for 3 weeks longer.
I am taking on the responsibility of "Summer Youth Camp Director." Not sure why, but I feel like the Lrd is leading me in this direction. One; because I don't feel like my time in China is up and two; because there are a few guys I have not been able to spend as much time with because of the different role I have this year. I'm a husband now and I have responsibilities and things that come before my wants/desires that I did not have last year. That of spending time with my wife... So now I will have a few weeks to rekindle some talks and find out where some of my former students are at this point in their lives.
Probably the hardest decision I've made in a while because I have really been wanting to come home. I miss home, I miss my family, my friends, El Mezcal, Golf... Also, I will miss one of my favorite holidays of the year, The 4th of July! Every year we get together at the Bowles, and we celebrate by acting like fools, by the lighting of large colorful explosives. YANHUO in Chinese... I guess I'll have to take my guys out and buy some of the same type of colorful displays for about an 8th of the cost and enjoy the 4th here. It won't be the same because I'll not get all of Dawn et. al. cooking that I've missed so much but it'll have to do.
Lacy, I think, is going to take this opportunity of solitude, single life, and head to a much needed (in her eyes) Christian Concert weekend with her good friend Christy Sales. Not exactly who yet but I know they're excited to get some girl time again.
Wow, it's hard to believe I'm writing this, knowing that home is so close.
We're getting close but we're definitely keeping our eyes on the prize until we get to the flight gate this summer.
We had a really good "Truth Corner" tonight... very good discussion as we have been doing a "character study" this semester. In China, they love heroes and solid, pure people, with integrity. So it fits well to talk about pillars of the Bbile. We discussed a man who lived a long life, built a large ship and put many animals on the ship this evening. Great talk... The need for the ship, the representation of the ship and what a modern day ship was. The final ship... the Cross!
Love you all... hope to hear from you soon!
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