Back to NZ...

After a 1 night stop in Sydney, we changed our flights and came home earlier than planned - our hearts and bodies were ready to get back into our 'home' in Christchurch.  Although we'd had such an awesome 9 months away, we were looking forward to sleeping in our own bed, sitting on our own couches and even getting back to our jobs (which had been held for us)!  Our house had been well looked after by our tenants, and we spent the first week unpacking, catching up with friends and family and all the news we'd missed out on!  Amy came home to a job promotion, as a senior teacher as Belfast School, she's thrown herself back into her work - which she loves!  James also jumped back into his role which started with finding 2 new employees within the first week.  Many people are asking us if we're happy to be back in NZ or wish we were elsewhere.  We loved our time away, seeing new things, experiencing new adventures (shopping in new places) and building relationships with family and friends.  Amy particularly feels closer to James' family and feels they're now much a part of her family too.  We're not writing off returning to the UK as nobody knows what the future holds, but we're presently both very happy in our jobs, our home, our sports team and our church.  We know we're in God's safe hands and we're excited about what the future will bring...