Closing Out.

   Well, it's been a great ride over the last couple of years. I've really enjoyed "journaling" parts of my life, and have appreciated anyone who has taken the time to read my entries and joined along on this journey. Blogging is something that I've come to enjoy, a way I like to process new thoughts, get on my little soapbox, or tell funny stories. 

   I've pondered for a while if I'd continue to keep a blog upon returning from Africa...obviously it couldn't be  about "Life At Sakeji", and obviously it wouldn't have the great stories and quotes from the awesome grade 2's and 3's. I can't tell yet if a girl, returning from the mission field, trying to get a new job, putting her life back together, and preparing for a wedding, could have an interesting life enough to come up with stuff to blog about. I also don't want to assume that my life is that important that you'd actually want to read about it. :) But this is the thing, I really enjoy blogging, and personally would like to give it a try. I can't promise however that I would be a faithful blogger, or that I'd even successfully keep a blog active. This may be a failed attempt, and if I feel that there is nothing worth telling you about, then I have every intention to discontinue. So, if you're interested, here is "The Next Step" - tofollowwithoutfear.blogspot.com 

   I am convinced that this next stage of my life is going to be pretty great, and pretty important, and I hope and aspire to be a good wife, a good mother someday, and a faithful follower of the Lord Jesus, whatever, however, and wherever. The journey towards marriage has been a pretty long and difficult one so far (especially the past year and a half), but I think that there have been so many valuable lessons learned, and probably many more valuable lessons still to learn, try as I might to make the next five months speed by. All my life, but especially in the past two years God has abundantly supplied me with opportunities to have wife training, cooking training, teaching training, roommate training, hostess training, and mom training. While not all of these training sessions were my favorite things to do, I am richly blessed to have learned so many things, and thankful to have a God who cares enough about my future to give me the preparation for it.

   Living in Africa for the past two years has been an experience I have loved and will never forget, and transitioning back to the states while anticipating getting married is simply the next part of the adventure. What a great life, what an awesome calling, and I want to continue following my Savior onto the next path without having any fear.