"There's no place like home..."

Yes! I am finally home! And it is very true, "there's no place like home."

Speaking of which, I saw Dorothy's red slippers!


But, I'm getting ahead of myself. The Smithsonian didn't come until later. Okay, getting back on track...

I returned from my month of grand adventures on Wednesday. I've been home a total of four days this month (never more than two in a row) and have hit a total of four states (not including my home state) plus one territory. And now I'm home!

If I tried to tell all I learned in one post, it would either be a very long post or a very insufficient summary, so various parts will come out over the next few weeks. We have a lot of ground to cover. God certainly uses experiences like this one to shape and grow us in a very intense way. Let me give you a quick summary of some things I learned about, thought about, or were especially impacting and you will hopefully be getting a post about.

- Leadership, success, and the consequences
- When the common bond is Jesus
- Dealing with change, loss, and nostalgia
- Dealing with criticism
- Patrick Henry College
- Spending time with people who are different
- The Holocaust Museum
- The NEWSeum and other Wasthington D.C. stuff
- Coming home

Yep! So that's what's on the schedule for the next few weeks. In the meantime... I got a lot of feedback that you liked the picture, but that it didn't go well with the background. So... question for you:

• Which is preferable, the picture or the background?

and

• In the instance that you think I should keep the picture, any ideas on a better background to go with it?

Alright, thanks for putting up with my inconsistency and craziness, and for all of your support, faithful readers! I know I've kept you on a terrible diet of quotes and random announcements, but hopefully I'll be getting something more substantial up soon.

Keep striving after Jesus!
~Rachel Lynn