i have finally had a moment to reflect on our time here in rwanda when robert was with us. when he arrived the girls and i were overcome with emotion after having been away, and far away, for so long. and robert and i kept looking at each other, passing silent exclamations about how we were finally all here, we had finally made this happen. it seemed so surreal that we hardly had a moment to take it all in before it was all over.
we had a wonderful reunion with roberts family, all nine living siblings present with the family matriarch, and over twenty of the nearly thirty cousins present. it was an event full of laughter and story telling and joy spilling over. i kept looking around, pinching myself that i had married into such a family, and not only married in but been fully welcomed, fully embraced, and now my daughters along with me.
we also spent an incredible day at the national park with some of our dear friends and their family. this, like the other moments, was so surreal that i hardly wanted to breathe for fear of it passing by too quickly. its an incredibly gratifying thing to take your children on adventures and watch them marvel and wonder at things their minds can hardly absorb. watching the girls see some of the most incredibly exotic animals on earth from the roof of a safari car was certainly one of the most memorable experiences of my life.
and staying as a family here on the base, where robert and i first met and first started to entertain the idea of a life made and spent together, was immeasurably special. i reflected before on marveling that God knew then that we would be here now, and i never could have imagined or planned such a beautiful life for our family.
robert has been gone for almost two weeks now and we have been incredibly busy. ive been working with local cooperatives doing photography and social media work, and we have traveled outside of the city a few times to see family and to experience village life. every day we are trying to soak up every last drop that we can from this incredible adventure.
we are bracing ourselves for the painful round of goodbyes that is quickly approaching, but comforted by the hearty hellos that we know await us stateside in two weeks.
we also spent an incredible day at the national park with some of our dear friends and their family. this, like the other moments, was so surreal that i hardly wanted to breathe for fear of it passing by too quickly. its an incredibly gratifying thing to take your children on adventures and watch them marvel and wonder at things their minds can hardly absorb. watching the girls see some of the most incredibly exotic animals on earth from the roof of a safari car was certainly one of the most memorable experiences of my life.
and staying as a family here on the base, where robert and i first met and first started to entertain the idea of a life made and spent together, was immeasurably special. i reflected before on marveling that God knew then that we would be here now, and i never could have imagined or planned such a beautiful life for our family.
robert has been gone for almost two weeks now and we have been incredibly busy. ive been working with local cooperatives doing photography and social media work, and we have traveled outside of the city a few times to see family and to experience village life. every day we are trying to soak up every last drop that we can from this incredible adventure.
we are bracing ourselves for the painful round of goodbyes that is quickly approaching, but comforted by the hearty hellos that we know await us stateside in two weeks.
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