murrells inlet

I am finally home in Murrells Inlet, SC! My last month in Winston Salem went by quickly. I tried to pack in as much excitement and time with friends as possible. I'll miss a lot of things about living in Winston- mainly my front porch, my coworkers at Wake, and of course, my roommate. My coworkers in University Advancement gave me quite the send-off (thanks guys!) There are so many wonderful people at Wake Forest. I feel very fortunate to have gotten to know many of them.

My mom drove up to Winston on Wednesday and helped my pack, fed me breakfast, lunch and dinner everyday, and encouraged me to get up earlier than usual in order to get more packing done (I just love getting up early!) We brought everything down to South Carolina in my car and my dad's truck on Sunday. Most of my life will be packed up in boxes and distributed amongst my brother's old closet, my closet and a few other random closets in my parents house for the next 9 months. Thank you, Mom and Dad, for keeping things safe for the next several months. And most of the furniture that I own is being stored in a friend's basement in Winston-Salem. This was a huge blessing, because renting a moving van and/or storage unit would have been costly. So, I need to thank Jake McConnico for offering up his space! I also had several people help me pack and move things. You know who you are. Thank you so much! I couldn't have done it without your help.

I am continuing to raise support for my time in the Dominican Republic. I have beem humbled and amazed by the level 0f support I already have. Thank you to all of you that have already committed to pray for me and that have been so very generous with your finances. I may have been lacking in faith, but for the first time, I feel like this is really going to happen. And that's exciting!

I will be home in Murrells Inlet for the next two weeks, then I am off to Colorado, Maine and Texas to spend a some time with family, friends, and my boyfriend before I leave the country for a while. I'd love to see you, as well, before I leave, so please give me a call if you are in the MI area over the next few weeks.