WAIT

I must say, it is kind of nice to drink water out of the faucet.

As of yesterday, I am unpacked now. I have redecorated my room in the process with pictures and stuff from Peru. I still have a lot of laundry to do, but... there's no hurry there. These days have been nice and slow. I've been able to take my time unpacking and relaxing. I think I've caught up on sleep, and I have been able to spend time with family and friends, and they have been quite lovely!

Like this wonderful woman who spent the day with me on Sunday, all the way from Grand Rapids! Ann Webster... you rock! (Also, please not how tan I am! Look at what that Peruvian sunshine did!!!)

Adjusting to being back in the States is difficult. I'm still thinking in Spanish, and today while I was walking, I told someone "Buenos dias!" instead of "hello!". I find myself thinking about Arequipa a lot, and I miss it so much! It has truly been great to spend time with family and friends--I don't mean to undervalue them at all. I just wish that being in one place didn't mean that I can't be in other place. But my family and friends have been so very wonderful and supportive as I work through emotions. I think my body is still quite confused about the concept of "home". I don't quite feel home in Lansing at the moment. Arequipa feels like home, but right now, it can't be.

It amazes me how attached I became to a city and to the people there in just four months. There is so much that I miss about Arequipa right now, but the top of that list is the wonderful friends that I have there. I miss them so much! Not being there is so hard!

So many changes are happening right now. And, really, changes are always happening!! Life is about changes. I don't know what's ahead, and that's a pretty good place to be, I think. I would LIKE to know what's ahead. But, it's okay that I don't. God has a plan. And He keeps telling me to wait and trust Him.

GOD! WHAT ARE YOU DOING? I DON'T LIKE THIS! 

Wait, Hannah. Wait on Me.

But... I miss my friends! Am I ever going to see them again? Will our friendships last over this distance?

Wait, My daughter. Trust Me.

Will I ever go back to Arequipa? How? It seems so impossible! When? I WANT TO KNOW!!!

Child, you have to wait. Wait with Me, Hannita. I won't leave you.