As a child I would sit with a globe and give it a spin. I would let my finger glide across the surface with my eyes closed, and when it would stop spinning I would look to see where my finger had landed. I dreamed I would one day see places around the world. My dream of travel continued through my teen years, and slowly it became just a wish and a thought. I never imagined the direction that my life would go one day. I married young, had our boys young, went to and completed college during this time too. Then as you all know, life just has a way of taking over. Diapers, chasing babies, working, cleaning house, community activities, etc…It all becomes a blur. Then one day we faced the decision of totally changing our lives forever. We took a leap of faith and followed the opportunity for Clint's career to advance….this meant a move internationally!
We went from rural country living in Texas with 21 acres, 2 dogs, 2 show heifers, a tractor, a travel trailer, Friday Night Lights in our small town, Sunday morning church singing in the choir, and crickets chirping under a starry sky to living in the city of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates (aka the Land of Sand). We now live in a beautiful villa (also known as a townhouse) in a gated community, with a pool and a small yard, access to a small private beach, multicultural community-work-school-friends, with the ability to travel this side of the world, tall buildings, hustle and bustle of city life, church on Fridays, camels passing in trucks, language barriers, and character building adjustments.
I get asked every time we go home to Texas during the summer if we no longer call Texas home? Of course not!!! Texas will always be HOME! I also get asked if our life is better over here? I always answer with, "It's not better…it's just different." I am a country girl at heart, and we miss our slower paced country way of living BUT while we are here we need to take advantage of the things that are here or nearby. We know that once we return to our beautiful Texas home, travel will return to being very difficult to accomplish. It is extremely expensive, as many of you know, to go anywhere from the U.S. I have now set a new goal…. Upon our return, we will travel to places in the U.S. Our nation has such a plethora of landmarks, historical sites, unique destinations, and out of the way places. It would be a shame not to see them.
We have counted our blessings that we have had such a great opportunity to experience the things we have so far, and met the people we have met. We will continue to enjoy God's blessings and creations within this great big world while we can. When the time comes to return HOME, we will return with memories that were made, new friendships, and knowledge gained from our time abroad. God is in control of this journey…and He is the best travel agent!
We went from rural country living in Texas with 21 acres, 2 dogs, 2 show heifers, a tractor, a travel trailer, Friday Night Lights in our small town, Sunday morning church singing in the choir, and crickets chirping under a starry sky to living in the city of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates (aka the Land of Sand). We now live in a beautiful villa (also known as a townhouse) in a gated community, with a pool and a small yard, access to a small private beach, multicultural community-work-school-friends, with the ability to travel this side of the world, tall buildings, hustle and bustle of city life, church on Fridays, camels passing in trucks, language barriers, and character building adjustments.
I get asked every time we go home to Texas during the summer if we no longer call Texas home? Of course not!!! Texas will always be HOME! I also get asked if our life is better over here? I always answer with, "It's not better…it's just different." I am a country girl at heart, and we miss our slower paced country way of living BUT while we are here we need to take advantage of the things that are here or nearby. We know that once we return to our beautiful Texas home, travel will return to being very difficult to accomplish. It is extremely expensive, as many of you know, to go anywhere from the U.S. I have now set a new goal…. Upon our return, we will travel to places in the U.S. Our nation has such a plethora of landmarks, historical sites, unique destinations, and out of the way places. It would be a shame not to see them.
We have counted our blessings that we have had such a great opportunity to experience the things we have so far, and met the people we have met. We will continue to enjoy God's blessings and creations within this great big world while we can. When the time comes to return HOME, we will return with memories that were made, new friendships, and knowledge gained from our time abroad. God is in control of this journey…and He is the best travel agent!
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