Well here it is...in 7ish hours I'll be sitting in a plane, ready to take off and get to England. I don't really need a plane to get to England, I could just fly on the wings of the butterflies in my stomach. I said my goodbyes yesterday to my family and headed to Dallas to stay with Rach last night, since Janelle and I fly out of Dallas today. Um, those were hard goodbyes. I'm glad I had a nice little 4 hour drive to process all these goodbyes, and hopefully I will not be AS upset tonight when I get on the plane. Ashleigh has been such a rock through this whole thing, encouraging me almost every time I get on the phone with her as to WHY I'm doing what I'm doing. A lot of fear has resonated in me, not with finding a job or a place to live, but safety. Again I am reminded of how much I wish I would've learned that Joshua 1:9 song!! :) I know the Lord is faithful to His children, but it is still hard. I am still worrying and I pray that I will see the goodness of the Lord and trust in Him. Don't get me wrong - I also know this is going to be awesome! I just gotta get there. I hope I soak up every moment over there, and I pray that I won't get homesick too bad. I also pray for my family that they will be alright til I get back!
So I'm about to leave. Nervous as all get out, but I know it's time. And it's gonna be good. So here we go...off to see, the Queen? Ha. Please if you think about me at all while I'm over there, lift us up in prayer for our safety, and that we will use this as an opportunity to advance the Gospel. Love you guys...talk to you on the other side of the Atlantic!!
db
Update!
9 hours ago
4 comments:
Danielle - I don't know why I keep losing my comments :( Obviously me - you have been on my mind alot - My prayers will be with you and Janelle - safe flight - peace - removing all the jitters! You have been amazing - I will always cherish our time together - first - sharing baptism together - then our Mission Trip to New Orleans - thank you for letting me be a part of your life - I admire you so much and your faith in God - I ony wished that I could have been saved at your age - How different my life would have been - It has been a rough couple of years for me and being a "baby Christian" you have been such an inspiration to me - I stand in awe sometimes listening to you and Janelle (and Jen of course) To think - you didn't even want her riding in our truck :) I will miss you terribly - and I know I speak for Jean as well. You have touched our lives forever! Bless you and enjoy the ride!
I'm like getting butterflies just hearing about you guys embarking on your adventure...I'm so excited for the both of you :) Anytime you ever need anything, you just email me the time you want me to meet you on gchat...I don't know what the time difference is, I guess I'll have to figure that out.
I'm going to miss you D, you and Janelle have been such a blessing to Reed and I. I'm SO glad you'll be back for our wedding, SO glad :) I think it's cool that it's basically the first thing you'll do once you get back :)
alkdjfasjdfasjdkflj
okay i'm going to miss you....uggghhgajdk
love you!
I'm praying for you guys. You two are going to have SUCH an amazing experience over there, and I am SO excited to see how the Lord is going to use you both :)
Proud of you, Danielle! :-) I'll be praying for you. Take care. I will be following your blog!
Post a Comment