Hello again

It's been more than a year and a half since I last posted something here. A lot has changed, though the adventures have continued. I returned to the US from Switzerland in December, lived off-campus with three good friends until the end of junior year, worked as waterfront coordinator at Montreat for the summer, met a boy and fell in love, travelled to the Netherlands and Belgium with him, survived my senior year at Davidson and graduated with a Bachelor in Arts in Political Science. Now I am back home in Lesotho, uncertain of the future and trying to adjust to a loud and busy household and a long distance relationship.

I am not the only one who has changed in the last two years. My little siblings have each grown at least a foot and lost many baby teeth. They're reading and writing and asking intelligent questions and entertaining themselves. We've added three foster kids to the mix, who are waiting for the courts to process their adoptions to families in Canada and Atlanta, GA. South Africa has prepared for and is currently hosting the FIFA World Cup. Stadiums have sprung up, roads have been fixed, ad campaigns cover new billboards. And the winter is extra cold already. Yesterday there were snow flurries here in the lowlands!

Change is everywhere and seems to be the theme of my summer (winter?). Life is not what I thought it would be like and being done with school has meant more not less to think about. It's hard to know where I'm meant to be, but I'm trying to "not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let my requests be made known to God" so that "the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard my heart and my mind in Christ Jesus." (Philippians 4:6-7). I'd appreciate any advice or encouragement you may have. In the meantime, I'll be on later to share more about the life and times of Jesse Dimmock.