Home, sweet home

{the Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.} - Psalm 121:8

 Finally, I'm home again. To lay in my bed and snuggle with cat...words cannot express how happy it makes me! Going to China was the adventure of a lifetime, a trip I will never forget. I learned SO much, appreciate more now, and yearn to go back. I can't wait to share with you my pictures...I only took 1,307! Until then, here are some pictures of my newest closet addition: a Chinese dress!

Here a few facts that stuck with me:

• They have so little, but appreciate so much.
• Culture shock - seeing so many people.
• Everyone wears wedges or heels..no exceptions!
• The Chinese language is made up of 8 different strokes.
• Each Chinese calligraphy character tells a different story, many of them being from the bible!
• The Great Wall is even bigger than my mind could comprehend.
• They do not wear wedding rings, but instead pass down jade bracelets from the groom's mother to the bride.
• Their currency is RMB or yen. If you divide their price by 6, you have a rough estimate of the cost in US dollars.
• Chinese babies are precious!
•  Toilet paper is a nonrenewable resource...because it was scarcely found.