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I'm home for a couple of weeks. Well, home is a stretch of the word. In the first place, I hardly ever come to Indiana anymore. I've said goodbye to my childhood house three times now because my parents predict their move any month now (it will still be a while...). I'm more like a guest visiting when I come home now. Furthermore, these past three weeks, I have only been home three nights. Yes, folks, we are living on the job.

How did I get here? Well, the last time I checked in, I was taking finals and getting a new student visa. My brother visited me the last week of class, and I really enjoyed having him there. I liked that he got to meet my friends and see my new world in BC. Then we drove through the night on Friday to get to my grandparents' house in southern Alberta on Saturday morning. We spent a few days with the fam in Alberta (my dad's side), and we left on Wednesday. Dirk went to school in Iowa, and I went back to Indiana to work for a couple of weeks.

Since August 17, I've been living in a lake house. It sounds glamorous, but it's really not. We live in the two rooms we haven't torn apart. We are remodeling the house. I have decided that I like trim carpentry much better than remodeling or construction in general. Plus, I have gotten soft from my days behind a desk. The guys at school treat me like a girl, so I'm not used to lifting and digging and toting... It's tiring, this work stuff! :)

But it's not all work and no play. Since Tuesday, my five year old cousin stayed with us. He had a great time swimming in the lake, building a barn from scrap lumber, and hanging out with us. I got to take him to a steam museum on Saturday, and then we went to our church's Summer Celebration with a rock climbing wall, booths with crafts, free food, etc. It was a good time! Plus, I really enjoyed spending some time with this adorable little guy.

So what's next? Well, working this week, then going to Tennessee for a cousin's wedding. From TN I'll fly back to the Pacific Northwest and start classes after Labor Day. Yeah, more school. I'm doing the Master's program for Linguistics and Exegesis. We'll see what happens after that. :) Busy, busy, apparently.

I thought I would be settled by now. I would have liked to pick a place and start making a life. One where I didn't have to say goodbye all the time. Other people are used to it. They make comments to me about my jet-setting ways and say I've always been a traveler. Perhaps that's true, but I'd really like a home base. It's strange to only have places to visit. And so many loved ones scattered all over... Sigh. I will have to keep following Jesus and trusting that he has a good path for me even though it's not the one I would have preferred.