Back to Missoura

We made it back to Missouri on Saturday night. We had such a wonderful time in Colorado with friends and family and it was in many ways very hard to leave. When we rolled down the window outside of Topeka, we were greeted by what felt like someone smothering us with a damp, warm sponge. It was so gross! It took all that was in us to not turn back around for the wonderful air of Colorado.

However, in other ways, it was nice to get back to our home and our lives out here. We have so many friends out here who love us that I missed and it was good to be back to work in what God has called us to do here in Independence. But also, our time with family in Colorado made me realize something else. We stayed in many places over the last three weeks and we didn't have much time to be with just each other over the last few weeks. On the way back to Missouri, I told Bryson how thankful I was that we DID move away from family and friends. If we had stayed in Longmont or Denver, I am sure that we would have frequently defaulted on going to our parent's houses or friends houses frequently. However, the last three years has given us a chance to completely depend on each other when we had few friends out here in the beginning, and a chance to grow and strengthen our marriage when we're not running to family all the time. We have started our own traditions instead of just adopting the ones we grew up with and I feel we have laid such a strong foundation for the years ahead. Don't get me wrong, I will be excited to (hopefully) be near family when we are moved next. However, I will always treasure the Missoura years of our marriage.

On a completely different note, being in my class that I was taking and the drive back have sent my back and all the nerves in my lower body in complete havoc. Just putting my legs out in front of me while I sit on the couch hurts like crazy. We are off to the specialist doctor tomorrow, and would appreciate prayers for wisdom for the doctor and some answers for possible healing.