In less than one hour, Ryan will be walking around on American soil once more! I can't even begin to describe how stoked I am! :) Last night I spent the night for the first time in my brand new apartment!! It's lookin' so good!! I'm anxious to finish unpacking my bedroom, take pictures, and get them up here! It looks so different than when I first walked in!
There's a song stuck in my head this morning and my heart is aching to see and be with so many different people. Last night at church a girl in our youth group sang "O How He Loves You and Me" with her Mom and the girl sitting next to me made fun of me when I leaned over and told her "I miss my Mom!" cuz when she looked at me to respond I had tears in my eyes. She said, "You're crying!?!" I told her my Mom and I used to sing together and she just shook her head. :) But I just miss people!! I miss my Mom, Dad, Caleb and Anna... probably most because I last lived with them! I miss Ryan. I miss Amy and Chris. I miss Jonathan and Kate. I miss Brenda. I miss Rachel and Allison and Keith and Amanda. I miss B-Train. I miss Mellow and Rainsyl. I miss Krissy and Hillary and Beth and Molly and Katie. I miss Before Tomorrow... all of those boys: Josh, Jordan, Joe, Tim, Tyler, Jake, Chris, Harold, Jeremiah, Wes, even Lizzers, Abby and Courtney! I miss James and Jordan and Whitney. I miss Angie. I miss all those MESPers. I miss Mark and Holly. And then... the one I miss the most... I miss Grandma Burkey. And this song is stuck in my head...
"This world is not my own, I'm just a'passin' through. If heaven's not my home, then Lord what would I do? The angel's beckon me from heaven's open door, and I can't feel at home in this world anymore."
And then, I miss a lot of other people too. More than likely, if you're reading this, I miss you too! So... today... may you feel loved by me and know you're missed. And insha'allah... God willing... we will meet again soon!!
Love you!
-Kara Joy
4 comments:
hey kara and pastor ryan goode how are you doing diver in your cars i will see you on wendesday night.from. your good firends and your sister her name is angela joy stroud. i will call you on firday night. befor i go to bed. ok. do you know that jesus love you and me
Kara I love you thanks for being so honest!
hey pastor ryan and kara do you want to have sunday dinner with the stroud family there name is donald e stroud and sue a stroud and david stroud and sarah. and angela joy stroud yes or no wirte me back soon
I miss Gloria, too. I was thinking about her the other day and some of the phone conversations we had before she went to Heaven. Such an incredible lady.
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