Been back for a week now

I've been back for almost a week now, and I've gotta be honest, I'm already exhausted again. I'm hoping and praying that it's just because of the fact that I'm still jet-lagged and just coming off of a vacation that I feel so tired now, and hopefully I'll get back into the swing of things. But work right now is really tough, and I have many responsibilities in many areas at work, and in church and the college ministry I do. I feel overwhelmed right now. Please pray for me, I am extremely exhausted.

I also had to move into a new apartment this week. I used to live on the 4th floor of my apartment building, now I moved onto the 2nd floor. It's a long story, but yeah, I'm now in a new room. It took me maybe about 6 or 7 hours to get everything done, so that was also pretty tiring. But I'm actually pretty happy with the new apartment, it's definitely cleaner than my old one...for now^_^. It's basically the same exact apartment, just inverted if you can imagine that.

I've been able to catch up with many of my friends back in Korea, and it's really great seeing all of them again. I am reminded of God's blessings to me so much by all of the amazing people Hee's given to me in friendship.

Looking back on my vacation in the States, it was really great. It was pretty much what I was hoping for. I got to see many of my friends and family, but also spend a lot of time just relaxing and reading. Of course now I'm kind of in shock being back to a rigorous work schedule. Also, before I came back to the States, I felt like God was pushing on my heart to touch base with all of my friends on a spiritual level, and God really honored that. With almost all of my friends, God gave me opportunities to share what God's been teaching me, prayer request with them, and hardship and encouragements. But it was such a blessing for me, and for so many of my friends, I feel like God is really doing some awesome things in their hearts, and that was really encouraging for me to see.It was great to be back and finally see all of the Sanders side together again since 2 years ago. We ate amazing food, shared many things about our lives, played catchphrase, and got to see Poppop in a very interesting hat^_^. I really am so thankful to God that everyone was able to make it.




I also got to see so many friends that I haven't seen in a while.

I even got to go up to Boston to see Tim V. It had been about 2 years since I had last seen him, so that was a very sweet reunion. I'd love to go back again if he's still there. What made it even better was that Andrew and Aaron came with me, and I got to see Zack again, a friend I met through Tim. I also got to meet all of his cool roomates.

And of course the highlight of being back was getting to see my lovely new niece Chloe. I seemed so unreal to actually be holding her. I'm so proud of Kevin and Alison, and I know that they are going to be amazing parents! Chloe is so adorable and lovely, I couldn't seem to keep my eyes off of her the whole time I was there. I can't wait to see her again, and I can't wait to see how much she's grown the next time I see her.

Overall, it was really just a great vacation. Once again, please pray that I will have to strength to accomplish everything that is required of me in Korea, and that God will continue to use me for his glory, and that I would be wise in planning for my future as every year seems to bring many difficult decisions.