1. being 90 minutes from my mom and brother
2. Charlotte friends
3. Cantina 1511
4. the public library
5. the movie theater
6. being able to buy pretty much whatever I need or want (in terms of accessibility, not finances!)
7. having options like a dishwasher, dryer, and hot water
8. meeting my new nephews and baby Walt
9. my house
10. family vacations on Little Diamond Island
11. King of Kings
12. a fresh start
13. cool weather
14. clean floors
15. carpets

You may notice this list is shorter than the last (things I'll miss). I feel a little lost about going home right now. I'm sure it will be exciting when I get there, but today it just feels like a loss and an end.

Please keep us in your prayers over the next few days! Tomorrow afternoon we fly to Lima and then Sunday to Charlotte. There's plenty of stress to be avoided in that time.

2 comments

1. Emily on March 18, 2010 at 11:44 AM

   Hi hannah & tim,
   
   I've been following your blog sporadically since you arrived in Puerto two and a half years ago. I wish you well in your travels. Your return to the states, your readjustment, and your despedida de Peru will be in my prayers. They are hard times.
   
   with the love of Christ,
   Emily
   (Puerto Supe, 2006)

    
2. Anonymous on March 18, 2010 at 11:45 AM

   Dearest Hannah -- let the future come to you, moment by moment, hour by hour. BE in this time of departure, fully processing and feeling all that this time offers. The arrival will come soon enough and then you can be fully in those moments and hours.
   May God's light and love surround you and Tim as you journey. Stay grounded in the loveliness you've become on this mission and move forward into a new time at 'home' rather than going 'back home'. Maybe home is wherever you are -- and not a place at all.
   Peace and hugs to you,
   Martha (in sunny SC!)