cold showers and love

ive been back in ghana about a week and a half now. i had tears in my eyes as we landed at the airport. my heart was so happy to be back. although, the tears might have been bittersweet. leaving wonderful for wonderful. oh, and crossing time zones is so exhausting. but im back to normal now :)

when i got home from the airport i went for a short walk, i was so excited to be back. i inhaled the africa aroma around me and couldnt help but smile. so many things made me smile for no reason. dont you love it when that happens. when you find yourself smiling for no reason at all. what a cool feeling. for instance: the dumb chicken that i always see walking to school. he only has one leg and i call him "nubs" i just think hes cool because he only has one leg. i saw so many neighborhood friends and guards. you know that you really live somewhere when people notice your absence and miss you. its so comforting to me. the word that comes to mind is "settled" thats such an incredible feeling when you live overseas. sometimes going back and forth leaves you with an unsettled feeling. but this is good, settled is good.

i got to see my favorite neighborhood kid, felecia...she spotted me after a day and ran screaming "aunty tayler, anuty tayler" she was super excited, she jumped into my arms. she lives with her mom and 2 siblings as a squatter (in an unfinished house) in our neighborhood. she is probably 8 or so..i was able to bring her back some clothes and some bracelets. (she always tries to take mine) i need to get some pictures of me and felecia. yall will love her.

the kids came last wednesday and it was so fun to see them again. teaching is such a rewarding job. its so incredible to be able to pour into children. and so starts second semester. im going to go ahead and say that its going to be a great semester. 22 weeks until school is out! haaaa, sounds short huh?

sunday at church was such sweet fellowship with all the people i left here. it was so great to be able to see all of them again. i am so blessed by my church. the leadership is incredible and the people there are absolutely amazing. im so thankful to have found a church home.

you know how i wrote in a previous post about leaving people. well this time has been the hardest. i had such a good time at home with my friends and family and its hard not to feel like im really missing out on life there. ahhhh. please pray for me, for ghana, for my vision and direction. most of all that i would hear and obey the lord.

happy wednesday friends...xx