It's amazing how people are around the Christmas season. Members everywhere invite us to share meals with them, even though they themselves struggle to feed their families. They always manage to put away enough money to help someone else.
Man, emailing today is hard. My head is just swimming with all the things we talked about yesterday. Not a whole lot has happened between now and then (what, 22 hours ago?). I washed my clothes. That's about it. I'm going to have a crappy freezer pizza for dinner today. That's kinda big. I don't know, I'm just thinking about my family. This year's Christmas was a lot harder than last year's. I can't say why, but it was. It might have been because I had a lot of time to myself yesterday... I was just thinking and listening to music. My time left here is so short. I think about my last phone call this coming Mother's Day. I might still be here in Sinkor when it happens! It'll be in the third transfer from now. And from there, there's only six months of mission left. It's sad, and exciting.
It's weird, because as a missionary, I've let my feelings and thoughts of home go dead. I don't feed them by fantasizing of home and family reunion, so I don't feel homesick at all. Well, that is, except for yesterday, where I felt homesick BAD. It just awoke in me so many old feelings of home and family that I had forgotten about. It's easy to get carried away as missionaries. People rarely write me anymore, so that adds to it. I guess I'm just becoming an old missionary! There's not much time on the clock left for me... I'll be devastated when I leave this place. It'll break my heart.
Well, I'm honestly out of stuff to say for today. Sorry for the short email. I know you love getting lots, but you got lots yesterday. ;) Know that I'm doing well, I'm healthy (maybe TOO healthy! Remember the weight I lost in Bo? I gained it all back, and maybe a little extra!), happy, and most importantly, safe. Take care of yourselves, and have a happy new year! I love you all!
Love,
Elder Vaughan
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