10 Days Left /10 Days More

10 days left...

1. Husband to have and to hold--separation by agreement for a higher purpose.
2. Grandboys to hug and kiss: "Granny loves you!"
3. Sons and daughters to leave (daily, as always) in God's hands.
4. My grandson's 4th, my daughter's 20th, and my husbands's 55th birthday.
5. Friends--dear, dear friends.
6. Bethel youth--love you guys.
7. Stuff? not really...

Pastor Monte, me, Liam, Marty

10 days more...

1. Flying, traveling. Love it!
2. Visiting with my uncle (Phyllis's brother) Dennis and his wife Eleanor at the Vancouver airport before departure.
3. Visiting Corrie Ten Boom's house in Amsterdam.
4. Seeing the "real thing"--Rembrandts and Vermeers!
5. Meeting Dave & Connie, Malawi's directors of "Village of Hope" orphanage.
6. Hugs for my aunt (now renamed Mum).
7. Meeting my "big brother," Arnold.
8. Encouraging my new teaching coworkers.
9. New friends.
10. King's Victory church youth--lots to teach you (and for you to teach me)
11. Students to teach, to help, to advocate for (who all WANT to be in school)
12. To grow in ways I cannot yet imagine.
13. To know God MORE.

This is my FAVOURITE photo of my aunt Phyllis in Malawi!

She was taking a team up a mountain to a village.
They could only take the truck a certain distance: from there it was a hike up the mountain with all the equipment and supplies.
She was offered a motorcycle ride--and went for it!

23 Days Until Departure

     My emotions have been up, down, sideways - all over the place this past week. One moment I'm smiling and enjoying watching my grandson Seth sing with enthusiasm at his school Christmas concert, and the next moment I'm tearing up over the thought of how much I will MISS my 3 grandboys.    
     And I will miss them. But even more than my 3 treasures, I know I will miss Marty (my husband of 30 years). Even as I write this, the tears threaten to spill out onto my laptop. We're practically joined at the hip these days: most nights I stay up until he gets off work, going to sleep when he does. We truly are each other's best friends. I don't know how I'm going to get through 6 months and 20 days without him - but God knows. He knows.

     The grand adventure awaits.