if today is june 10th...?

well. what. the. heck...? tomorrow is june 11. a day i have been throwing around like it would never get here. there will be 11 of us from nashville going. we will be meeting up with 4 from indiana in chicago. so 15 of us will embark tomorrow on what is surely to be a rewarding yet difficult journey. everything in my mind now is frozen. it's like i can't really even think. i have had things swirling through my head...what ifs, hows, whys, how much...constantly, but now i think it's come to the point of no need to worry or fret just go. that is the sentiment i feel has persuaded me all along...just go. and go we will. we are supposed to meet at the nashville airport at 2:00 tomorrow. our flight to chicago is at 4:05 (by the way, in a little american eagle jet. ugh.) i think i am going to let you know our flight times so you can pray for us if you happen to think of us at these times. so here goes: leaving chicago for london at 8:10 pm arrive london at 9:45 am. leave london 9:15 pm (yes, pm, we have a whole day in london) and arrive entebbe at 7:45 am. we have two night flights going over so it should be a good time to sleep...? hopefully. i am sure our times will be all messed up but it's all good. we are going to just roll with it. on the way home we leave entebbe at 9:00 am and get into london at 3:50 in the afternoon. we will then have an over night lay over leaving the next morning at 11:45 am getting into chicago at 2:15 pm. chicago to nashville at 4:35 pm landing at 6:00 pm in NASHVILLE. woo hoo! i know i will be very happy to get home by this point but i also anticipate a bittersweet jubilation. i know the people of kampala will leave an indelible mark on our hearts and minds. i am so blessed by those of you who have texted or emailed sweet messages of support to me or the girls. we are excited and will take you with us. "Stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain." 1 Corinthians 15:58


shouldn't go without packing. mason likes to remind me of this by frequently telling me that i always wait until the last minute and i stay up too late on nights before trips, etc. but that is when i am getting things ready for 7 people. i am really just getting myself ready for this trip. emily and abigail are taking care of their "stuff" and are doing their part. as a mom i guess you always do little things here and there that they may not think about. i have been gathering things for the past week it's just getting it all in a bag to go. (thank you, jeanne, for delivering skin so soft to us yesterday!) we have to pack a little bit of all three of our clothes in different bags in case any of our luggage gets lost. each bag also has some supplies (for the orphanage) we will need as well. emily works today until 5 so ab and i are going to start assessing what needs to go where and start the process. caroline is at BA basketball camp/practice in murfreesboro, julianne is at gamma's and caitlin is working so the house is free and clear for us to spread it all out. it's 8:50 am right now. i hope to check in later with things all done. maybe i can sit on my back porch tonight and drink coffee with caitlin instead of rushing around finishing things. she always requests that but it seems we never settle down for the night in time. we go, go, go and we are always too tired or either fall asleep even though we intend to do it. so with that being said, i guess i need to get a move on and stop thinking that time is standing still.