Absence makes the.....

"Heart grow weary" should be the rest of that well known phrase. It is absolutely exhausting knowing that the love of your life is in a country that contains people who are making violent displays of hatred toward those who share the very basis of beliefs that we do. Wow! To be hated so much for identifying with a certain religion. Threats have been made toward one of the local pastors that Robert is working with while in India for these 12 days. Unfortunately, due to this and the bombings that have taken place in Delhi, they have had to rearrange some of their schedule and location of events. We take our freedom and overall safety for granted here in the States. It's definitely worth fighting for.
Tally, on the other hand, has been such a buddy. She has had a bit of a rough time with the overall adjustment of moving and it reared it's ugly head mostly through behavior. Getting strep throat certainly didn't help the matter. So, I decided to take this time while Robert is away and Tally and I are at Papa's (my dad's), to reassure her that her life is still somewhat secure and that no matter what we really truly love her. So, she and I have been hangin' out. She's been able to see some "old" friends(their 3yrs old) and spend time with Papa. Tonight, I even got to get out of the house and go to my old MOPs group to see some friends while Tally stayed with my dad. I went for coffee with a friend afterward and returned at 1:15am(what can I say, lots to catch up on) to find out that Tally had just gone to bed 15 mins prior. She and her Papa havin' a blast and a midnight snack(cheese to be exact). Though she is nowhere close to being on a normal schedule, she has certainly been acting as though she is more secure and settled with life's happenings. I am just hoping that going back to Ohio won't be an even more traumatic adjustment.
It's 2:30am and in spite of the fact that Tally will probably be sleeping till noon, I still need to get to bed. Love to all! Please keep us in your prayers!