Whew! What a journey! And we've only just begun. Actually, it feels like this journey started months ago when we first found out about this assignment. It seems like so ago now, and so much has happened... the planning, the research, the doctor appointments to get medical clearances (a journey for me, in and of itself!), the shopping, the excitement, the fear, the anxiety, the tears, the organizing, the sorting, the packing, the flying... OH, the flying.
What a trip! Already overcome with emotions... leaving my home... my beloved friends and family... That's stress enough! But then, add to it the actual travel! Ugh! It was OK to Seattle. We were so blessed. Doris made it on board safely and we all arrived no worse for the wear in the Emerald City. I love Seattle! We had a wonderful day Tuesday. Just a quiet day with our little family. Resting and enjoying some of the glorious Pacific Northwest fall weather. That night, our Noah was up sick... vomiting... ugh, ugh, double ugh. The stress rose again. Would we all be healthy for our (EARLY) Thursday am flight? And when I say "early," what I really mean is... the trip actually began late Wednesday night.
We were all healthy (Thank You, Lord!)! I'm so grateful for all of the blessings God threw in amidst our travels. It seemed like there were these continual messages from Him that let us know He was guiding and protecting us. And even though the trip was not without it's difficulties, He would (and DID!) see us through.
I'm hoping this blog will be fun for our friends and family. It will be a diary of sorts for me, I suppose, so I apologize in advance if I veer off on some tangent or another. This is a trip of a lifetime for me... a trip that's more than just a change in geography. I get the feeling that God will use this experience to change me... to grow me... to show me I'm stronger (with Him!) than I think I am...
Anyway, I hope whoever reads this will find it... interesting, or informative, or insightful, or humorous... And even if no one reads it, I suspect it will be good therapy for me.
Love to all!!!!
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