Three Days and Counting...

We have three more days, well actually a little less, until we leave for our trip. At this time on Tuesday we should be boarding our flight from Pittsburgh to Newark, provided we have had a successful hand-off of the boys to my mom at the airport.

There is still a lot to do, but I don't even know what all I need to do, if that makes any sense. The weather is so unpredictable it is difficult to know how to pack. Plus I'm trying to figure out how to take all the things we need - packed around the items we are taking to the missionaries. One top priority is trying to find the voltage adaptor we have somewhere. Someone borrowed our set and blew it out so they gave us a replacement set. Well, we have no idea where we put it, though I'm sure it is in a very safe place. Of course. I'm actually more worried about Jason - he's gone at a men's retreat, so he hasn't had a lot of time to prepare for the trip. I'm afraid of what he might throw in the suitcases last minute!

I am excited about the trip, though I'm still dreading being away from the boys for so long, especially out of country. That adds a whole new dimension to being away for sixteen days. I'm looking forward to seeing two new countries and learning about their language, culture, and food. I'm also anticipating some good alone time for Jason and I as we'll be stuck on numerous flights with each other! I checked a book out of our church library that I plan to read during our traveling hours.

One of the requests I made for visiting Asia was that we could see an orphanage. I am pretty sure this is still in the plans. I have mixed feelings about this. I'm afraid I'll walk in and never want to walk out. If I do walk out, I'll want it to be with ten children! We've had several friends adopt children and even last night I spent over an hour looking at the adoption journey of some Northland grads who adopted a little girl this past May. Adoption is something I would consider if we had the finances to do it. I've read about it, talked to a close friend about it, and even cried about it while looking at pictures and videos. Although it may not be possible for our family, this might be a ministry I could be involved in in the future. Even making their lives better in some small way would be a neat opportunity.

I will try to post while we are gone, although I'm not sure how much Internet time we will have or even if it will be available all the time. Our hotel in Newark, where we'll be staying between trips, has WiFi, so if we take our lap top I should get to post something then.