Trying to stay organized! 2.5 days left!
Today we did a lot of organizing, sorting, packing and that kind of stuff. I have been trying to keep my brain in order. Instead of having a million things floating around in my head, I try to write everything down. I have several sheets of paper floating around. At the begining of the week we used the big dry erase board to schedule our last week. Now that our last week is more than half over, I was able to erase a bunch of it to use as our organizations center. Here it is!
External Brain!
I have been listing things that I woud like to take if we have extra space (doubtful!!) And things that are around the house that I would be likely to forget, because they are where they belong! Haha. I have also been listing what things I want to do when on the calendar. I also started a section that was a list of other people to do. My family ask all the time what they can do for me. I usually say… “hum…. I am not sure… something!!” So I have been trying to think of what they can do for me when they ask and writing down ideas. I took this picture this afternoon… it is already much fuller than in this picture. This has really been helping me to have less stuff floating around in my head and stressing me out. I really don’t feel stressed about the packing… just wanting to be done… I hate this stage. It seems like we do it A LOT!
Please continue to pray for us! I am battling a nasty cold, that is sapping my energy. Hopefully it wont be too bad by the time we get on our airplane. Â This evening was so wonderful. My whole family went out to dinner. It was so nice to sit down with everyone and just enjoy a nice meal together. We had a lot of fun. We are truly going to miss them! Just being together is so sweet and I am so so so very thankful to God for this time he has given to us as a GIFT of being together. I will never forget it and I just thank God for every minute he gave us together.
Please pray for Canaan. He is really starting to notice things are changing. I cleaned his room today and went through his toys. He is very concerned about his stuff going in the suitcase and not actually going on the plane with him. He has been telling me that his animals will be very sad and lonely in the suitcases without him. So sad. I think that taking my kids over seas is the hardest part for me. I do not get to spoil my kids or even give them normal things that kids get. I can’t just take them to a park, or go get the their latest craze at a store, or get them their favorite snack whenever they want. I feel so sad taking them from their grandparents. These thoughts often bring me to tears. But every time I think about that, I have to remember that God has a perfect plan for all of us. He has the very very best in mind for my baby boys! And God’s perfect plan for them is going to live in Africa! I LOVE that I can be content in that and have 100% faith in the Lord in this matter. (Of course I can have total faith in God in all matters!)
Anyway, thank you for praying! We need it and we LOVE that you take us to the feet of our Father. I know that God absolutely loves talking with his children!
The two sweetest boys I know!
On this day..
- Happy Birthday Dad! - 2007
- Play With Your Food - 2006
- Almost Done - 2006
- HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD! - 2005
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We love your External Brain! Way to get organized Ace lives by the White Board. Before our journey with NTM my children didnt have everything but they were Americans so they had a lot! Even more than I had growing up. Weeks before Ace committed with NTM I asked God to allow my children to experience having needs and watching the Lord provide thru prayer. Something I had to do a lot of during my growing up years. When growing up we didnt have credit cards so if we were out of Toilet Paper we had to pray about it. I got to experience God delivering TP the instant our family got on our knees. I still get choked up thinking about it. May your sweet boys experience the power of prayer and our God at work. Way more important than things of this Earth. Lots of prayer during this stressful time.