making a home...

this past weekend we spent in Chitwan National Park.

holy crap,

that place is gorgeous,

and there are elephants...

elephants!!!

which make me weak at the knees...

i LOVE elephants, especially baby ones. 

fyi...the CUTEST video of a baby elephant is coming your way,

if my techy skills win out. 

anyway, besides the point. 

all that to say, Kev and i are flipping exhausted. 

6 hour bus rides in nepal slap the life out of you,

especially when said bus is leaky rain water onto your head like chinese torture

and a women is banchee wailing in the front of the bus 

the.whole.trip. 

and the chair in front of Kevin's broke so that a lady was practically lying asleep in his lap. 

yep. 

buses in nepal. 

ke garne? {what to do?}

but today, as we were coming back I realized what a home we have made in Kathmandu. 

we've made a life here. 

And in some small way, I believe it's God affirmation of showing us, that no matter where we go, He will provide community, love, warmth and a place to call home. 

and this is a huge step for me...

Kev and I definitely feel that God is calling us to overseas work sometime in the future,

but i've struggled with the fear of feeling lonely. 

i'm such a people person, that I get depressed when i'm not around friends and family all the time. 

usually when we travel it's not like forever that we're gone,

so being in Nepal has really helped imagine what it might be like if we did move somewhere 

"longterm"

{that phrase scares the heck out of me!}

but you know what?

i'm not lonely. 

faaaarrrrr from it. 

The minute we moved to Nepal we met SOOO many friends. 

and almost every night of the week are with friends of some sort. 

so, i'm thanking God that He provides what we need,

and I need not fear for the future when he calls us somewhere new. 

for I have Him, and I have Kevin. 

and that means, i'll always have a place to call home. 

can't wait to show you pictures of Chitwan, and some crazy stories too. 

have a great week friends!! 

love Katie 

ps- just a few pics around KTM

 {haha, i laughed out loud at this picture! this is what never doing anything to your hair looks like!}