winter break in the states

On December 9th, 2011 I went home to an awesome family and began one of the hardest four weeks of my life. Walking into my home, the realization of how blessed I was, was all I could think about. As a looked around at all I had, I couldn’t help but thank God. Reuniting with my best friend brought tears of joy and many struggles I had never experienced before. I learned in the past few weeks how much I had changed from the last time I was in the states. My thought process had dramatically changed, the way I spent my time changed, and a lot of friendships changed. Being the older sister of two brothers can be difficult at times, but I continued to try to be the best example to them as I could. Being thrown back into the American way of life caused me to feel selfish, but because of a month of prior preparation through prayer, God gave me a love I would not have had otherwise. Temptations were stronger, trials were harder, but God’s love was the same. Through the hard times I was reminded that the God I fell in love with in Costa Rica, is the same God here in Georgia. I have never been so fully captivated by something so beautiful. Jesus has my entire heart and “my desire is burning like a million stars”.