mixed emotions

So today was my last Sunday at VBC for a while. I am filled with mixed emotions. I am so excited to be stepping out into something new and can not wait to see what God has in store for me. I really can not begin to even guess. But saying goodbye, even for a while is never easy. It makes me sad to think of the sunday morning set ups I will miss. All the new families that are beginning to come that I wont really get to know, small groups I shall miss being a part of, and friends I wont get to see each week and share in what is going on in our lives. Yes, I know we will have email, but I also know from experience that it is never quite the same. So that is where I am today...happy and sad, excited and maybe a little nervous, and completely and totally overwelmed at how God has provided so far...only 5 more days stateside!

T minus 11 days

So it really hit me tonight. I was sitting outside at the picnic table with my girls and it hit me. I am really leaving. 11 days from now I will be on a plane flying over the ocean on my way to Africa. I am so excited and yet my emotions are very mixed. The last almost 5 years here in Blacksburg have been an amazing season in my life. It has been filled with hard work and studying, but also with the best of friends, great neighbors and fun time on the river and trail. The best times have been right here in what we girls call Utopia. No we never read the book, just heard somewhere that Utopia is supposed to be just wonderful and filled with happiness and goodness, and that is exactly what this place is. It has truely been a gift from God. So back to the picnic table. I am sitting there watching the almost full moon rise in the sky, feeling the cool fall breeze, and listening to my girls fill the evening air with laughter, and it hit me. This is one of the last times this will happen just like this. I have to admit I got just a little melancholy at the thought. Even though I know as I step into the next season God has for me, it is hard to close the page on this one. I cant thank the Lord for the wonderful girls he has had in my life during my time here.Special hugs and farewell tears to Debi,Danette,Janna, Kippin,Lindsay,and Lori. I will miss you more than you know!

Need Prayer

I am T-minus 22 days and I feel so not ready..still many things I am waiting for the Lord to show me. I cant believe I am moving to Uganga. It still does not quite seem real. The enemy is already stirring up trouble and attempting to discourage me. Pray that I will be strong in my armor, and recieve wisdom from the Lord. I am also getting reflective and so grateful for the season I have had here in Blacksburg and the wonderful friends and family in the body I have been a part of. So for now I keep walking by faith, trusting the Lord knows better than I, and trying hard to listen.