EXHAUSTED!

I know I’ve kept all of you blog stalkers just waiting in suspense for my next entry.  I do apologize to my large fan base!  We spent 3 weeks in NC and are very glad to be home.  The trip was good, but probably a little too long.  And, I think I can say that I have never experienced a trip back home which brought me through such a wide range of emotions.  It’s all way too much to write about here, but I am physically and emotionally exhausted.  We were able to spend some good time with family and even catch up with some friends we had not seen in a long while.  It was so good to pick up with friends right where we left off 3 years ago.  At the tail end of our trip, I ended up spending time with a close friend who is going through one of the absolute hardest times of her life.  Jared dropped me off to stay with her and I am so thankful I had that time with her.  We kept commenting on how crazy it was that it just so happened I was coming through NC at this time in her life.  It was such a gift for me to truly help her bear such a heavy burden.  I know that I have never suffered with a friend like I did this past week.  We clung to Christ and cried out to Him together in desperation.  And, we both knew He was there in a big way.  My faith was strengthened by watching her cling to her Savior.  After all of that, Jared and I (well, really just Jared) drove through the night and we arrived home on Wednesday morning.  This weekend, we took a class here at seminary entitled “Gospel-Centered Marriage”.  It’s given us a lot to process.  Most of it is stuff that I’ve tried processing before, but somewhere along the line life got in the way and I forgot.  So, tonight, we’re going to rest and spend some needed time together.  We are really looking forward to getting back into the swing of things, and especially looking forward to seeing our church family tomorrow.  We’ve missed being home.