Kalgoorlie Dreamin'

It has been over two months since we said good bye to Kalgoorlie!  It all happened so fast I hardly got time to process everything or say a proper good bye to all of my many friends there whom I love as dearly as family.  I was really sad to see the experience end prematurely, but I am forever grateful to of had the experience at all.

Our Australian adventure was so good in so many ways.  It was also so hard in so many ways, but that is why it was so good!  We were tested and stretched, sometimes beyond our capacity to bear, and it was at those times that I know my Savior carried me and my family through.  I will forever cherish my life changing time in Australia.  A little piece of my heart will forever be Aussie, and more specifically Kalgoorlian!!!

Say what you want about Kalgoorlie, and anyone who has ever lived there or been there will not hold back in pointing out the negative side of Kalgoorlie, but I want to say that Kalgoorlie is the most generous and giving community I have ever lived in.  We got by on the kindness and generosity of others for the almost two years we lived there.  Without that, we would not have survived.  From people giving us their old furniture free, to helping with yard work, to bringing by blankets because they knew we were cold, to leaving Christmas gifts on our doorstep for our kids, to bringing by meals or picking up milk for me at the shops, to just offering a smile and a hug, to loaning us a car for two years, all expecting nothing in return.  This has all left me over flowing with gratitude for the kindness that still exists in humanity.  If there is anything I hope rubbed off on me in Kalgoorlie, it is that Kalgoorlie kindness and generosity.  I hope to spread some of that love where ever I go in the future.

Now, I'm going to attempt to catch up on the last two months happenings that I haven't had time to blog about!  I feel like too much good stuff happened to skip over it!!!