Thankful for the adventure

As I woke up this morning, and took a look at the weather I couldn't help but feel a sense of thankfulness!!! It seems like the coldest weather has now passed in Korea, and we should be cruising into spring in no time. As much as I have tried not to complain (especially via blog), the winter has been a very though season for Chris and myself being abroad. It seems that we found ourselves in a funk. The weather made travel difficult, the holidays were a bit sad and lonely, and numerous times we really just wanted to pack up and head home. However, as the weather is slowly changing and we near our half way point, we've found ourselves much more optimistic. Other foreign teachers warned us about the "season" that we went through. Most of our friends that have been here longer than us also went through a similar season. It's said to come around your third or fourth month in Korea, and it usually lasts a couple of months. So, maybe it truly had nothing to do with winter, maybe it was more of a stage that we had to endure while living here. Either way, I'm so glad that the weather is beginning to change and our outlooks are changing with the weather. We're looking to the future and trying to decide what the next step will be when our contract ends in August. Will we come back home? Will we stay another year? Will we go somewhere else...back to school...back to work...back to the US??? So many questions. So many decisions. So many options!!! Please pray for us as we have a lot to think about over the next few months. Regardless of what happens tomorrow, today I'm just thankful for this grand adventure we call life!!