Gracias a Dios [Sioux Falls: Part 2]

I'm in the thick of transitioning back into life here.

It's harder than I thought it would be.  

Currently I'm crying in the middle of a coffee shop

that's not really even a coffee shop.

I just call it a coffee shop to make myself happy about it.

I miss my family, friends, and ministry in Sioux Falls.

I know that it's normal to feel this way,

but it still stinks.

So I'm going to cruise through this post

so I don't have to think and stare at these photos for too long.

My tears are all wiped and dried now,

we don't need any new ones…

Thank you Jesus...

for campaigner girls who inspire me

and winter clothes

for a family that totally stands by my side as

I make financial decisions

and easy paperwork 

for a family that is active

and cold colors

for fancy dress-up dinners 

and a bunch of girls getting ready together 

for coffee shops that feel like home

and friends who are real with each other 

for ladies who will pretend to be figure skaters with me

and for warming houses

for so many options

and fast mexican food with friends

for falling asleep on the comfy couch at Kaia's 

while watching Gilmore Girls with my girls

for cozy nights cuddled under blankets

and cheesy Halmark Christmas movies

for that feeling I get when I'm inside a warm building

and it's cold outside

for OPH and first date stories and dressing room laughter 

for grandparents who support and love me so well

and feed me well too...

for this cozy living room 

that brings people close together

for a sister-in-law and cousin 

who are sisters to me

for these brothers and their stories 

and bird movies 

for friends who support me overwhelmingly well

and even bless me with painted toes 

for hair braiding friends 

and bringing in the new year with people I love

for laying under the Christmas tree

and being blessed with little ones in my life

Most of all

Thank you Jesus

for You