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One year ago, I made Kenya my home.  It was a day I'd dreamed of and prayed for for years.  I wanted to mark the day with a blog post, but was having trouble finding the words.  As the song from the musical "Rent" asks, how do you measure a year?

Here is how I'm measuring my year:

In airports

In sunsets

In hands held

In trees planted

In broken faucets

In mud

In washings

In blessings

In weddings

In holidays

In lost teeth

In hugs

In flags flown

In baby nephews

In flowers for my hair

In power outages

In smiles

In achievements

In heartbreaks

In kittens

In rainbows

In laundry

In dreams realized

In chickens

In new skills

In family

In puppies

In remembering

In exams

In flat tires

In laughter

In recorders

In silliness

In new friends

In rainstorms

In clovers

In wildlife

In awesome import foods

In new growth

In kisses

In birthdays

In books read and coffee drunk

In love notes

Measure your life in love.