The holiday spirit; a time for thanks!

The Holidays are among us. Fall is starting to feel more like winter with the snow fall and cold nights. Christmas is just around the corner, and somehow it feels almost like it isn't coming. This is the first year in my entire life that I will be away from my family and friends for Christmas. This is hard for me, especially when all I had to do is drive thirty-five minutes and I would be home. I am lucky now to get a phone call in once a week. It makes me sad that I will not be able to spend the holidays with them. I feel left out in a way. I will say that I have been blessed by the grace of God, and love him so much for that.

As of lately I have been really stressed out and feeling depressed due to work, and not seeing my family and friends. This is the time of year to spend with loved ones, and enjoy each others company! I have seeked out help for my issues, and have to say it has helped and all I ask is that the Lord give me the strength to get through it, I know he is with me each and everyday watching over me and making sure I am taken care of; Lord I love you for that! He has also given me the gift of amazing friends, without them I would be all alone. I thank him so much for that. Feeling alone while being half way around the globe is not a good feeling to have.

One more way that I know I am not forgotten back home and have been blessed, the ladies from church and my mom's friends have sent me care packages. I thank them for the kindness they share, and the for the gift of wanting to help others in times of need. I was honored to hear they wanted to help me out this year! I feel that God has a purpose for me and has called me to South Korea for a reason, and I know that I will get to see all of my family and friends back home soon enough. It is just hard adjusting to my new life style that I haven't always been accustomed too.

This is the third time I have listend to Cut Copy's Saturdays. I don't know why but it is putting me in a really great mood. It is bringing back fond memories of working at AE, and it is all together a uplifting great song! In fact I will listen to it one more time!!