We stopped by to see Uncle Sonny for a pizza break!
Zaisy got a haircut
We got to go to a wedding at the Zoo!
Cousins trying to figure out who's taller. Zaisy or Charley?
Carousel was free at the Zoo Wedding
We got to visit Storybook Island in South Dakota. The coolest!
Uncle Dave found a kindred spirit
Nagel boys monkeying around
Allie loves Pooh Bear
Silly ol' Bear
Eight AWESOME guys
Rachel and Christina at Mount Rushmore, South Dakota
The sisterhood of the traveling pants:Story goes, three sisters ended up buying the same exact pants from Penny's.
They fit all body types fabulously.
I bet some of you have been wondering, "What happened to the Nagels?" "Where are they now?" "Why haven't they called?"
To answer your questions, I ask this question: What happens to a space mission upon returning to Earth from it's orbit? Answer: Re-entry. I've heard this analogy being used to describe missionaries coming back from the field to their native homeland. I think it's a wonderful analogy. I felt many times in the last month like I would completely "burn up on re-entry". Any of you who have been on the mission field can relate, I'm sure. There's a strange feeling of being a foreigner in your own land.
Some friends of ours referred us to a couple who specializes in this type of counseling. They have worked for twenty years in this field. Now they travel around doing "debrief counseling" all over the country. They were able to meet with us one evening about a week ago. After just an hour of listening to who we are and what happened in the last year, they completely nailed all the feelings we've been feeling and struggling with and fighting through. They gave us a strong prescription for the next few months to help us work through some issues, complemented us on our kids (total miracle how well behaved they were), and gave us their contact numbers seeing as they'll be in Boston until November. I think God is going to use this time in our lives as a healing and restoration so that someday maybe we'll be meeting others at Village Inn for a much-needed counseling session.
So, as to the quesions... we made it home safely. We are staying with friends in Colorado Springs, CO. Trying to decide about putting the kids in school. We are still full of a ton of questions ourselves, so please forgive our lack of answers. We are all still reacclimating to our environment.
faith,
hope,
love,
Nagels
