Almost Home!

I should have finished writing about the last few day's in Switzerland and my trip home a long time ago. Instead I let the time go by and now I am busy again.
I will do my best to write it as much as I remember.

I was so excited to finally be coming home to see my family, I missed them so much. I started to pack a week in advance i didn't want to leave anything behind but more than that I couldn't wait to get home. I don't mean to sound like I am ungrateful its just four months is a long time for someone who is a home body.

Two day's before I left I got to go out on the town with the girls we had a blast we got to shop and we went to a movie theater is was very neat. I will miss the girls a lot, they really helped to make life easier here.

Then Curtis and Ami took the family out for a last dinner before I leave and to see the town at night. It was interesting cause we didn't end up eating anywhere nice instead we ate and McDonald's. I am glad we went out though any time spent with the family was precious.

The flight home was quite an experience. The whole family took me to the Airport, and we hung out until I had to leave. It was sad leaving them I will miss them so much. The experience was like nothing I have ever had before.

I had to fly to Chicago first then catch a flight to Washington DC and then catch another flight to Rochester. Well my flight to Chicago was on time, but it took forever for my baggage to come through, and by then I had missed my connection to Washington. I then lost an hour of my time but they told me they would work it out so I wouldn't miss my next flight. All was going well I boarded my flight on time but then we waited on the run way for half and hour. Well didn't have half and hour to spare so again I missed my connection from DC to Roch.
By this time I almost lost it I was so frustrated I was supposed to be home by now and I was stuck in an Airport, cause by that time it was too late to fly out.

I got to sleep in a hotel room all by myself that was kind of fun. I decided not to worry about and just go with the flow. I got up early and took the earliest flight I could.
I can't tell you how exciting it was to walk threw the doors and see my family waiting for me, even my dog was there.

What I learned is God always has opportunity's for you just around the corner, you just have to be willing to take a step of faith into the unknown.

The finish!

I am coming to the the end of my time spent in Switzerland being a nanny.

I have been trying to get it through my head that I am going home in three day's. It has seemed like such a long time away that now that it is here I am having trouble believing that my time is over I am finally going home.

Yet It will not be the same. What I mean is I don't have work waiting for me when I get home, I get to start a new job. I get to go back to my Church. But now I have seen things differently being a foreigner coming to a new Church. I can't tell how strange it feels when you don't know the language you don't know anyone and you feel like an outsider. How easy it is for us to not talk to the New people at church, but let me tell you that when someone takes a few minutes to say hi what a world of difference it makes.

What an amazing God I have that he has granted me the opportunity to see and live life in a totally different way. I can come back to the life I had and change things even if only in little way's. I can do it. I can make it through life without my family their in my life every day. I would never have made it through without my God and Father. Who has only the best for me, and loves me more than words can say.

Most of all I can't wait to be back with those who are most precious to me. MY FAMILY! I am so Thankful for them all!

The waiting is the hardest!

I am now just waiting for the day to finally come when I can come home. It's all this waiting and counting that has me frustrated.

Now that it's only 9 day's away I am having trouble keeping my thoughts from longing to be home. I need to be here and enjoy the last week I have here. I have been so blessed to be here and I don't want to quit now that the end is so close.

Please pray that the Lord gives me a quiet heart to continue the job that I am doing with a joyful spirit.

15 day's left!

Yes I am counting down the day's till I get home. I am so excited to finally see my family and my dog!



I had a good Thanksgiving though it was short. We invited two couples and one single guy from the team, one of the couples has two boy's for our boy's to play with ( except that they don't speak very good English) they had fun. We didn't have them come till 5:30pm then they left around 9:00pm. The food was great Ami has some really good green bean casserole and corn casserole dishes (which I am getting the recipe's for).



I missed the huge family gathering that we have, the long day of hanging out with everyone and eating all day. But more than that I miss the time we spend together. I am so Thankful for the wonderful family that I have to share my life with, and that we have both of our Grandma's living in our house with us is so special.



Life is so different living here the people, the transportation, and the values. You are required to send your children to school, there are almost no Christian's, and if you are not Swiss then they don't like you period. Our country may be corrupt in many way's, but we have the freedom to change that. Praise God!

When God Moves!

I have exactly 4 weeks till I am on a plane going home. I can't believe that I only have a month left. The time goes so fast I don't want to miss even one moment of it. How precious life is.
How can someone go through life without appreciating all the wonderful things that God has planned for us.

I have been here now over three months, when I first got here I had no idea what it was going to be like living in a foreign country. I can go on a train to get places, I go to the store, I pick up the kids from school, and go through life as I have never done before.

I knew that God was going to work in my life, but I didn't know how. I am amazed at the person that I have become. I feel that I am still the same, but yet I am more confident, more bold and more relaxed if that is possible.

I have the best job ever (if you want to call it a job), I have got to see God work to knit a family together closer than ever before, I have been able to see life in a family that has the same values that I do, but uses them differently.

I have been given friends and a Church when I most needed them. I have even been blessed with more traveling through God's incredible earth, than I ever thought I would get to do.

I have been refreshed in my faith, I have been stretched in my walk with Christ, and have been renewed like never before. First I have my God to thank and praise. Then I have my wonderful parents who have taught me and supported me and poured their lives out for me. All so that i may have the life that God has for me to walk in. I am so humbled with all that I have been given. GOD I PRAISE YOU!!! THANK YOU FATHER!!!

How the Time Flies!

It is already November 9th, where has the time gone?

This weekend with the boy's went even better than the last time. I think I was more prepared and ready.

The boy's where great! I am enjoying all that they have taught me.

We didn't get to go anywhere so I had to come up with some Ideas to entertain them. First because the older boy's didn't get to go to school on Friday I gave Gage his Birthday gift early. He loved it (the movie Charlotte's Web), we had a fun afternoon watching it and eating popcorn and smarties.

Then on Saturday after I cleaned all the floors "they where absolutely filthy", I took them all outside for some fun games. We played tag, What time is it Mr. Fox, Simon Says & relay races.
We got good and dirty so I had them all strip out in the hall then make a run for it to the bathroom.

After Griffin's nap we did some crafts and watched our German movie Muzzy, then had dinner and watched a movie. We played games before bed and then the boy's went to bed, they did so well I was so proud of them.

All in all it went really fast. Ami and Curtis said they enjoyed themselves so much. I am so glad to be able to give them some time off even if it is only for three day's.

We are off to Church in a little bit. Yeah!!

Home again!

Ok well our trip was a lot of fun! We were so very busy getting from one place to the next and trying to see everything in the short time we had. We did it though we covered 5 countries in 8 days. Wow it went so fast! I was so blessed that Curtis & Ami let me go for so long.

Now I am getting back into the routine of home and life here at the Brown's. It was hard to say good bye to my Mom & Lyd. I was so thrilled to be able to have them come here, it was such a blessing. I felt like I had a breathe of fresh air from home.

I am so excited! I finally met some Au Pairs/ Nannies from the states. We bumped into to them on Sunday at Church by accident. They meet with other Au Pairs every Wednesday @ 10:00am @ a Starbucks in Zurich. I went this morning and took Griffin as my date. It was nice to have time alone before my long weekend. I am so Glad to have some new friends that are the same, and some of them are Christan's as well. GOD is good!

This Weekend Curtis & Ami are going on a trip for the weekend to Rome, while I stay here with the boy's. I have to take the older boy's to School on Friday, but the rest of the time I will be here. I am glad to give them this time off.