January 21, 2011

Driving home to Kentucky today, I felt the strains of a familiar guitar song strum a little through my heart. I may not know what will happen or where or even who I will be in this next crazy year, but Kentucky is and will always be HOME... you can take the girl out of Kentucky, but you can't take the Kentucky out of the girl.

Speaking of Kentucky, there is definitely a reason I am still in Chicago... part of it is because God put me here, that I know for sure more than ever. I needed to be here and go through the events of these past 6 months, to grow more in myself and grow closer to Him. (Or her). And then, of course, there's them... these amazing children who were only 11 years old and so small when I started working in Chicago - what a difference from 6th to 8th grade! They looked so grown up this picture day, and it made me so proud and glad to still be with them.