Good morning to you all,
It is 4:30 a.m.
here in the Philippines on Tuesday (4:30 PM Monday CST). We are
mostly packed and the kids and I will be leaving the house today
around 10:30 or so to go stay with the Lyons family. Roger is to
meet our renters today and fixing a few last minute things and
then will join us in the late afternoon.
On Wednesday we
will leave the Lyons house around 11:00 a.m. and head for a
hotel which is close to the airport. The hotel will shuttle us
and our 12 bags plus carry ons to the airport at 5:00 a.m.
Thursday morning our time which is 4:00 p.m. Wednesday evening
for you. Flight leaves at 7:45 a.m. We will see you 24 hours
later!!!! To our family, we will need you to haul a few
suitcases for us cause they won't all fit in one car.
Consequently this is the last email you will receive from me/us
this side of the ocean. How are we? Ha, stressed, but excited.
Sam said to me yesterday that he really hates this part (meaning
the packing). Everyone has done their part from labeling to
cleaning to burning (that part Sam does like!!)
We have
had some neat things happen lately at the church and with our
staff and it is making it even harder for Roger to let go and
say goodbye--God is so good to let him see fruit and he wants to
stay and watch it ripen. He simply said the other day, "This is
hard." One of the staff wives told him yesterday that her
husband did not have a dad who loved him or was a good example
and she said she felt Roger was filling that role in his life.
What can a guy say to that?
Anyway I am fervently praying
that I do not have a total melt down at the airport. I do not
think about that part much cause my eyes begin to burn and I get
a knot in my stomach. I do think a lot about the sacrifice our
parents and big kids have made and how wonderful this will be
for us all to be together again for a whole year!!!
Just
talked to Tara for the first time in weeks yesterday and she
told me about how hard everyone has been working to get our
house ready there. Had to NOT think about that one too,
otherwise I could not have gotten my packing done. I feel full
of emotions (good ones, God is overflowing us with blessings)
but I just have no time to deal with them right now. Warning may
cry easily and frequently for a while, they will be tears of
joy.
What else? Nothing I guess. Good bye till it is
hello.
Tammy