Celebration !?!

As we passed a year since we left home for Spain, Joshua and I found this day to be bitter sweet. Anyone knowing how we dreamed to do what we are doing or how we had to fight for our visas to stay in Cyprus would probably wonder how could there be any sadness in this day. One word: Homesickness.  A "canker-worm" in our line of work as Vaughan in 1875 aptly called it. There are days I can't imagine being anywhere else. Then there are the days I fight myself not to beg God to take me back home. Even as we reached the one year mark of being overseas, Joshua's family was gathered for an annual beach trip. While our hearts rejoiced for them to be together, we fought the emotions of missing being with them. I found myself facing and wondering how do I fight homesickness?  The best resource I found like with anything was soaking myself in truth - in the word of God. One of the messages to the Israelites was to REMEMBER. Just like remembering and trusting that God brought me together with the person I am married to or that God gave me the children He planned for me so it is with homesickness. I have to remember why we are here. So we remembered ...and we celebrated with cake too! Celebrating being gone? Well, maybe not that, but celebrating all God did to help us on this journey he has taken us on thus far.