• Life Lessons

    The Day I left Home to Come Home

    “Sit back, relax and enjoy your flight,” the captain announced. My husband and I held hands and said a quiet prayer.  Tears flowing down our faces spoke what our mouths couldn’t express. I closed my eyes and tried to obey the captain. The plane took off, leaving behind not only our country, but a piece of my heart as well. It seemed like yesterday when my husband surprised me with the news: “Honey, I just got an offer to work in the United States. It’s a private practice in a college town near Atlanta.” “What?” I cried “But we don’t know anyone there, and our whole family’s here!” “But think…