The Real World Begins Again

Greetings friends and family! I'm glad that you all are still interested in my life as it begins to be "normal" again. I must say though, that real life began again way too quickly. I arrived back in Memphis and excitedly, probably annoyingly to the other passengers, gathered my carry-on items and bounced down the stair and into the terminal even into the baggage claim. I continued bouncing as B's parents picked me up (Thanks Mom and Pops Williams!) and dropped me off at home. I think that once I got all my bags inside the door and took a shower, I finally stopped bouncing, but commenced to jump up and down! Yeah, I am happy to be back.

But, being back means the continuation of real life. My lease is up at my current place of residence and although I need to be out of here by Sunday (my landlord is gracious and has given me a pretty large margin of error here), I don't have a place to move into yet. And, as things would pan out, I make too much money as a single adult to qualify for most of the tax credit programs for housing. Who knew that the line that I straddle between poverty and eating would be considered at "too much money?"

Further, now that I'm back in the real world, I have to reconsider things. Moving always amplifies a transition. Spending six weeks in Israel and then returning to the US to move from my current home feels like someone is screaming TRANSITION into a bullhorn pointed directly at my ears. Well, I'm listening. I'm trying to figure out what I need to hold on to and what I need to let go. I've talked with my family and some friends. As usual, I'm asking people to pray with me on this. I think that the Body of Christ and, well, God, is large enough to take on my minor tumult. Ah...what a welcome back into the real world. :)

Leo