Update

Oh, life. You are wonderful and slightly exasperating.


In an attempt to justify not blogging for many moons, I will summarize the months of June and July...


1) Graduated and moved home to Minnesota. See previous blog for a lame explanation of why.
2) Bummed around for a week or two, reveling in the glory of a Bachelor of Arts in Global Studies...then realized that is useless around these parts. ;)
3) Got a job working with individuals with disabilities in both group home and in-home support settings. Thoroughly enjoy it most days, especially when I consider my other options: fast food or retail. Ha.
4) Got the news that my swollen little optic nerves are IMPROVING. Scheduled another follow-up for October 11, and hopefully at that appointment, the doc will tell me they are good as new. And perhaps tell me that Lasik would be a wonderful idea? (Here's hoping...)
5) And finally, I do believe I will use this opportunity to set a tentative departure date for Zimbabwe - the first o' June! That will give me a solid year in MN to sell my soul to the government (aka pay student loans), plan, learn, and revamp/reconnect/revitalize/rewhatever. 


Within the next couple weeks, I'll be working on some of the more major steps - and by that, I mostly mean a budget. I'll be taking a fine-tooth comb to my expected expenses in Zimbabwe, and figuring out what that means for my monthly support needs. I am hoping and praying that I can keep this to a minimum...I don't want to cause anyone to eat ramen noodles for every meal!


I also covet your prayers during this time. It's tough to not feel like I'm wasting my time. If you are a pray-er, please pray that I'll be confident in God's plan, even when I get frustrated with it. Wisdom, patience, and discernment are three things I need the most right now.