The Beginning of the End...

Today is the start of new term, the FINAL term. It's my last first day of school here. In approximately 10 weeks I will be on a plane bound for the United States. There have been big chunks of this year that I have spent contemplating and thinking about the future. The time when the end would be near, and now the end is ACTUALLY near. I have been in Thailand 30 weeks, that's so mind boggling. Because even though I have been here a long time, sometimes it doesn't feel that way. Maybe because it's almost over, I don't know. The other day I hanging out with the pastor's family. More specifically the kids, little Joel and Edan are so precious. Joel randomly gave me a hug, it was so sircere. And a thought popped into my head, I would have to say good-bye to this family. I hate good-byes, thinking about almost brought tears to my eyes. It's a bitter sweet feeling, because I have so much waiting for me back home. That's exactly what it is, 'my home' and I have to go back. I knew before any of this, that it wouldn't be easy. I mean it wasn't easy saying good-bye to my life back home and moving thousands of miles away. And now it's the other way around, this place and the people have become my home...the good-bye is inevitable. But there is hope in all this, God gives us that hope. These good-byes aren't final ;]