Well, in 26 days, we will be flying to Swaziland, Africa to be away from family, friends, and the United States for nearly 5 months. My emotions continually bounce back and forth between "I am so excited. This is going to be the most amazing trip of my life!" and "What on earth am I doing and is it too late to back out now?!?!?" I have also started having stressful dreams lately....one of them was about encountering giant, scary fish ... another was that our plane was about to leave and we were not packed at all. There was another one last night....but I can't remember it. I guess I just totally blocked it from my mind. :)
There is a lot to be done in the next 26 days--applications to complete, shots to receive, medications to gather, utilities to settle, renters to find, home to clear out, family and friends to visit, bags to pack, and probably a bunch of other things that I don't realize. That is not including all of the things to do at work!
However, despite all of the potential stressors, I have an overwhelming peace about our trip. This path has been clearly paved for us and we continue to receive all that we need for it to be accomplished. Some people might say that Providence is at work, I know that God is preparing the way. This comfort is much stronger than any fears about giant fish.
The dream about the plane ready to leave without you being packed sounds like my dreams. Another version on that will be that I am supposed to fly the plane, but can't find my shoes anywhere...
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