14 Days

Can't believe it. Fourteen days left in Thailand. To say that my feelings are mixed would be the understatement of the year. I am going to miss Thailand so much, and I have a special place in my heart for all of the people I have met and befriended here, but I am also very excited to get home and see my family.

I guess I am really excited to see what life looks like post-graduation. I want to find a job, a place to live, friends... I am looking forward to the small things like driving across the causeway at sunset with the windows down and the music up.

I have a lot of hope for the future, and I know that things are going to be hard when I get back, but I honestly have this feeling that I simply can't be contained. I have such a firm foundation in Christ now; it just seems like life is waiting to be lived. I have found freedom in Christ.

This blog has actually turned out to be a small blessing. I've been fairly regular in updating it, and it has helped me process a lot of thoughts along the way. People have also sent me several messages, and talked to me about what I have written, and they have shared their own struggles and thoughts, offered encouragement, and expressed their desire for a more earnest way of living. It has been really encouraging, and interesting timing as I have felt God leading me back into writing after many years of ignoring it, and I am interested to see where all of this leads.

I've decided to close this blog two weeks after returning home, giving me enough time to write about adjusting to life back in the States, and make any lingering updates about my time in Thailand. The blog will still be able to be viewed, but it will no longer be updated as I want it to simply remain as a reminder of my time in Bangkok.

I guess my question is this: should I start a new blog once I get back? Should I continue writing about life Stateside, my post grad life, what God shows me through the whole young-adult phase? What are your guys' thoughts?

I have been downloading new music over the last couple of days! I love it. I love music. If I could ask for one freebie, it would be the gift of music. I wish I could turn all of my thoughts and ideas into music. I  have a lot of admiration for musicians.

Tonight is the last game of the World Cup! Super excited. We're going over to the home of one of the professors from Bangkok Bible Seminary to watch the match. David and I are meeting some Thais over at the church at midnight and then heading on over there.

Well, this update doesn't provide much in substance, but just know that things are continuing to continue in Bangkok, Thailand.