Tell me about your trip...

"So.... tell me about your trip." I have to admit, this has been my least favorite statement said to me recently. The last few weeks I spent in Liberia were busy and wonderful and then once I arrived home 10 days ago I hit the ground running in Western life again. This has joyfully involved hanging out with many people I have missed over the last two months. Everyone wants to hear about my trip but when they open the door with such a broad statement, I stumble around how to answer. I have tried using every adjective I can think of to describe it; I have tried sharing funny stories; I have tried sharing heart wrenching stories; I have tried to respond to that statement in many ways and still feel I never fully give my time in Liberia justice. 

I have also realized that I could talk for hours when in reality people may be asking the question out of courtesy of conversation and may not actually care to listen to a long rant about what I experienced. Even with my closest friends and family, who have graciously let me rant extensively, I still days later think of yet another story I haven't shared with them. I say all of that to eventually get at this: I have failed in keeping up with this blog while away and will work on going back and sharing some stories of things that happened. This may serve more purpose to my processing of things but hopefully at least provide some enjoyment to anyone who may be reading this.

Thank you to everyone who supported my trip both monetarily and prayerfully. It seriously would not have happened if it wasn't for all of you, and I am forever indebted to each of you. I am thankful for this adventure and all that I went through, both good and bad. I am thankful for the people I have met and the conversations I have had. I am thankful for the girls and their families that have taught me way more than I could ever think I taught them. I know my life has forever been changed and no matter what I have done for others through this experience it will never add up to what others have done for me.