Saturday August 28th ~

 When the whole world is running towards

 the cliff, he who is running in the opposite 

direction appears to have lost his mind...

The above describes the way I feel right now. 

 I take things way too much at heart and just 

about every time it ends up hurting me.

  I have told myself to step back.  These are

 wild cats after all, and maybe in the long run instead 

of doing them good all I have done is harm.  Arvid keeps 

telling me that quite often.  Maybe he's right.

I won't lie. I am deflated and mentally tired.

 I have Sniff who needs me and who is always 

waiting to cheer me up. I really look forward now 

to the day we go back home to Florida.  Then I can't 

mess with nature anymore as everyone says I do.

It's always important to reflect on all of the blessings you have.

When we focus on our gratitude, the tide of 

disappointment goes out and the tide of love rushes in...

~Nadiya~

On The Road Again ~

Woah, all I want is on the road again.  Just can't wait to get on 
the road again The life I love is makin' music with my friends,

And I can't wait to get on the road again..

Quoting Willie Nelson.  Seems like our life is constantly 
on the road again.  I don't mind it.  Arvid likes it, but
 sometimes it can definitely be a little too much.

Today we say goodbye to our life in Branson.  If all goes
 well we will not have to come back and take back the hotels. 
 Today we close on the sale of our house.  Bittersweet day,
 but if you want to keep on having adventures
 one has to keep moving.  It's life.  

We accomplished all our goals and more than what
 we expected to do here in Branson. Proud to say we have
 definitely left a positive and lasting impact in Branson, 
and in the lives of many.  That is my reward.  

  In return they changed mine.  For that I will forever
 be in their debt and always grateful.  Today as 
we leave, I also leave a little of my heart and a Branson 
family.  Thank you Branson and Almost Home. 

Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, 
a stranger into a friend.  That being said I am sad.

We can’t know what’s going to happen. 
We can just try to figure 
it out as we go along...

~Nadiya~