A year ago....

...this was the last week I was in the States before going to Korea. Wow, I can't believe ALL that has happened in a year. And how much of a gift was that week and the past year.

This thought really hit me on Sunday as we were going to church. Last year at that time, it WAS my last Sunday.

If it was GOD's plan for me to return this would be my last week in the States before returning to Korea. PRAISE JESUS, that I am not going back. My time back here hasn't been long enough yet. There is still so much I haven't done that I missed while away and so many I haven't seen yet.

However, it has been interesting over the past few days to reflect upon the past year. The pictures on my computer have helped. One will come up on the screen from a couple of weeks ago at my class reunion, the next one from Bali, then one of my class in Korea.........it just makes me think about ALL that has been a part of my life over the past year.

I was afraid when I came back that I wouldn't be the same.........and I am NOT. There is a part of me that is exactly the same, but yet so much of me is different. My heart has experienced so much. It has seized so many moments and opportunities that have been given by GOD. I am NOT the same as I was.........it is amazing to see how much I have grown over the past year. To reflect upon where I was and to know where I am now. To actually be able to see that change in a year is just an amazing thing for me at the moment.

Yes, a year ago this week I was returning a vehicle to a friend whom allowed me to borrow it for about 4 months. Interesting a year later, today a matter of fact, I purchased that same vehicle. What a blessing it was and an answer to prayer over a year ago, but how much more a blessing it is today. GOD is awesome, I got an SUV, something that I have only dreamed about for such a long time........and it is even green. It feels like a little reward from GOD. Thank you LORD!!

I am also reminded of the wonderful surprises that took place in my life a year ago. A week filled with closure and good byes. Time spent with special people; a visit with my brother (that was long over due), a send off party, and an amazing surprise that was a wonderful gift from GOD. That was this week a year ago.

And who would have thought I would have had the kind of adventure that I had during the past year. I was asked a couple of times over the past couple of days if I regretted going or if I would do it again if I had the choice to go back a year. I don't regret a moment and yes, I would go again..........especially because it was what GOD was calling me to do.

This past year has only been a part of the adventure and journey that GOD has walked with me on.......I can't wait to see how the rest of it unfolds. And there is definitely an adventure still unfolding in my life. GOD is just so...........well, EVERYTHING!! HE continues to speak in some very amazing ways and at just the RIGHT TIME!!!!

"PRAISE the LORD. Give Thanks to the LORD, for HE is good. HIS Love endures forever."