We have been in India for almost 2 months, and it honestly feels like home now. It’s weird to think of all the things that scared us, made us laugh, or totally shocked us about the things we saw. The insane-makes-no-sense traffic scared us, all of the cows, goats, dogs, and cats frolicking wherever they please made us laugh, and even though we knew well before we came that India had a lot of beggars and homeless, it still shocked us seeing it in person. We have become immune to their world, and made it ours. 
I find that a lot of the woman I talk to compliment me on the fairness of my skin and how badly they want to be that light (and for those of you who don’t know me, I’m extremely pale!). It’s crazy how we in America want to be darker, but here everyone wants to be lighter. And I am guilty myself of wanting to be darker but when will we stop and realize that we are all beautiful the way we are?
That’s what God has been teaching me the last few weeks. That no matter your physical appearance, or the things of your past, none of that can change how beautiful and innocent God sees us. God wants us to see each other that way, too.
