Time is Winding Down

As I drove around today, I couldn’t help but get so excited about the beauty of Fall around me. I have never been this excited about Fall in my life. I guess I never truly appreciated the season although I always loved the beauty of it. It’s my first fall in 3 years and obviously I am loving it. Along with the ushering in of Fall comes pumpkin spice chai!! Yummy!!!

Today I was at Panera, drinking my pumpkin spice chai and writing up my talk for this coming Monday night. (Check out my previous post.) I was reading through some letters, seven of my girls wrote, sharing their stories and I couldn’t help but just grow ever more excited to be back with them in only 4 short weeks. (Well 5 weeks before I return back to work.)

My heart was warmed and my excitement is growing ever so within me. It’s a funny place to be; to have two homes that you cherish. When I am there in Costa Rica, as the time draws closer for my return to the states I can’t help but become excited though sad to leave my girls for a time. Now I find myself in the same position, getting ever more excited to be returning home to Costa Rica but sadden that my short time here is wrapping up. But what a blessing it is that I can love two places as my home!

So now the preparation begins; switching back to Spanish (even if it’s only my thinking in Spanish), beginning to say good-byes, making the packing list, begin the packing and so much more! As this time comes to a close I look forward to the next year ahead! Oh what a year it will be. Only 4 weeks left until I’m leaving on a jet plane…(if you didn’t break out in song you might want to go back and read that last line again and sing it this time!) haha.