LEAVING L.A.! After living in Los Angeles for over four years, one of the greatest pleasures we've found is just the chance to leave the L.A. lifestyle behind. Brian and I were able to do this this past week. We headed East to visit family in Iowa and Missouri. We hope to post some photos soon.
Life in Los Angeles is fast-paced, congested and polluted. I never realized how much my soul needs to see wide open spaces that are lush and green until I moved here. I'm not joking when I say that from our apartment you would have to drive for about 60 miles just to get out of the city. Los Angeles redefines "urban sprawl."
So, now we greatly enjoy any chances we have to get out of town. We've grown to appreciate the open road, vegetation that was planted by someone higher than the local landscaper, and just nice, kind-hearted people. Of course, seeing family is amazing! We are both blessed to have wonderfully supportive and fun families. We miss them often! We look forward to a day when the Father allows us to live closer to them.
All this can be summed up with a statement that Brian made about 10 miles away from the Kansas City International Airport. We were surrounded by farmland and a clear highway. "This is like therapy!"
