African Muzungu

We used to huddle on our bedroom floor, surrounded by barbies in various stages of dress. Our favorite item was always the wedding dress, and every barbie session would have to include a wedding story. Most definitely. Then what comes after the wedding? Baby of course! Melinda and I would spend hours thinking, dreaming, and talking about what it would be like when we were 'old' and had our own families. That dreaming continued long after the barbies had been permanently passed down to our little sister, Michelle. Last year, the first part of the dream was fulfilled when Melinda married her dream husband, JJ. It was beautiful wedding as we all basked in the beauty of their God-orchestrated love story. 8 days later, I moved to Uganda. It wasn't easy leaving my lifetime best friend knowing that the space and time difference would make keeping connected difficult. 7 months ago, when I teasingly answered Melinda's 'guess what?' question with, "You'