Changes

It is really starting to hit me that I am leaving soon. I cannot believe this is all going to be over in a matter of 8 weeks. It still feels as though I just arrived back in summer '06. A part of me--a big part of me--is sad. I was riding my bike yesterday through the meadow and then took a detour into the woods. The birds were chirping and it was a beautiful day, something that I have rarely seen the last month with all the rain. I started to think about the things--some little, some big--that I would miss. The tree down from the school that stands by the brook. The festivals in the fall that lead up to Christmas. Riding my bike into Switzerland and France. Hopping on a train to go to a different country. Most of all, I'm going to miss my church. I have made some of the dearest friends there that I've ever had in my life. My pastor and his family have been so gracious to me while I've been here and the Bible study that I'm a a part of has been a source of strength and a second family to me. I try not to dwell on the fact that in August I won't be flying back here or in October I won't be going to the Herbst Messe. Right now all I know is that I'm going to Jacksonville June 25th and after that there looms a big question mark in front of me. I'm trying to think of all the positives that will come out of going back to my hometown, but it's still hard to see the positives when I think of what I'm leaving behind here. Most everyone says I'll be back again. Maybe I will. I hope that I will.

And since this post is titled "Changes" perhaps maybe some of you can help me start to think of a new name to title this blog as after June 25th there won't be any more Adventures in Germany. Any thoughts?