when i stress.

I stress. I get overwhelmed easily and I stress out. I mean, I stress over everything! I stress about school. I stress about teaching. I stress about work. Basically, I STRESS!

But...I have this cure for stress. Here's how it works. I take a deep breath. I open my laptop. I go to my photo gallery. I click on the "Africa 2010" album. Then, I spend several minutes looking through pictures. This makes my heart happy. Very, very happy. And, the stress seems to melt away.

Back in the summer of 2010, I had the opportunity to travel to Kenya with my boyfriend and his family. It was the trip of a lifetime. Period. No doubt about it. We visited a missionary family and did some mission work with them and then we went on a safari. Oh...how I miss Kenya.

Here are some of my favorite pictures from the trip...

The missionary couple, Michael and Melissa, with their youngest child, Charis.

One of the sweetest girls, Joy. She was in my Bible study group.

Seriously?! How many people get to ride a camel on the beach?! So FUN!

"The Boy" and me visiting the hippos on the safari.

During our safari, we visited a Maasai village. These women sang for us. It really was amazing. 

And...of course we saw lots of giraffes! My faves. "Twigas" in Swahili.

Well...the lions and lionesses might still be a little scary, but they were beautiful too!

        

One of my most favorite pictures from the entire trip. Absolutely gorgeous sunset. How awesome is the One who created this?!

I loved every minute of being in Kenya. Well...maybe not the getting sick and having to go to the "hospital" part. ;) But it was definitely a life-changing experience. This trip really opened my eyes to the world outside of Small Town, USA.

Tonight, my stresses are melted away and my mind is filled with fun, fun memories from an awesome trip. My heart is happy, and I am thanking God for giving me such a great opportunity.

Peace and blessings...

Kaitlyn.