Transitions Year Two

You know this week has really been hard on me. I realise that change affects all of us. I also realise the need to put on a happy face and help the kids move along in their transition is so important and to find a time when it is appropriate for me to work through my own emotions and feelings.
It started this week for me with after watching a You tube commercial of a Mazda 5. We were looking for a van to purchase but since there is no physical way it will fit into our apartment parking stall we have to change directions. Anyways in the commercial I saw yards, and trees and little homes and street lamps and all the sudden I was hit with a longing to be in Canada. Up until now I can honestly say I haven't really had homesickness and today makes our one year anniversary of leaving. My emotions stumbled from missing the neighbourhoods to the people we know. I think I am moving through my "funk". It does help that we love our place and are excited to start language once again and ministry work. But I also want to recognise the importance of grieving. This is not a extended trip, we are not returning in the next year to live back in Canada, so then in that sense it must be O.K. to feel that loss. Why not I am Canadian and Canada is one awesome place to live. So to miss it only means I appreciate it. Right?

As I have been struggling a bit lately I have been so thankful for good girl friends that have emailed and skyped to check up on me. I realise with me being such a people person and Andrew being so.... introverted that we will both transition differently and that is O.K. One way isn't better then the other. So thanks to my wonderful friends who let me cry over skpye and let it all out as only my woman friends can. I wonder in heaven if we will all be extroverted introverts / people persons with of course all our needs met.

This Pslam has been a great little mantra for this past week.
Psalm 9:9-11
v.9 The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.
v. 10Those who know Your name will trust in You, for You , Lord, have never forsaken those who seek You.
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11 Sing praise to the Lord, enthroned in Zion; proclaim among the nations what He has done.

What great truths in these verse. I find it interesting the order of them as well. Only when we KNOW God, can we TRUST Him. Only once we have TRUSTED Him and come out of our situation can we truly PRAISE Him.