6!

It's getting closer and closer.  We found this number in the parking lot in Dallas while visiting the Museum of Art today.  It's been a wonderful day with my love!  We are trying to soak in our last weekend in the states just us!

I'm dreaming about meeting Willow almost every night these days.  Some are crazy and some are awesome!

Praying for you so much, my precious daughter.  You are so very loved.  I heard this song by Matt Redman yesterday and agreed so much with the lyrics.

Never Once

"Standing on this mountaintop

Looking just how far we’ve come

Knowing that for every step

You were with us

Kneeling on this battle ground

Seeing just how much You’ve done

Knowing every victory

Was Your power in us

Scars and struggles on the way

But with joy our hearts can say

Never once did we ever walk alone

Carried by Your constant grace

Held within Your perfect peace

Never once, no, we never walk alone

Never once did we ever walk alone

Never once did You leave us on our own

You are faithful, God, You are faithful

Every step we are breathing in Your grace

Evermore we’ll be breathing out Your praise

You are faithful, God, You are faithful"

7!

Yep!  That would be one week.  

After a very touching, emotional, and hard-but-good day saying goodbye at work, it's time to crack down on getting ready to go.  I'm feeling so loved and grateful for God's grace and provision in my life.  

(A precious friend at work gave me this scripture regarding parenting in her goodbye note...)

"Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God."

(Philippians 4:6 ESV)

8!

Tired of pictures of ourselves... But still anxiously and excitedly counting down!

For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!” (Romans 8:14, 15 ESV)

9 more days...

Single digits!!  That was the first thing Kyle said to me this morning.

"You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you."

(Isaiah 26:3 ESV)

10 days until travel

"A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” 

(John 13:34, 35 ESV)

11 days until travel

"Therefore welcome one another as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God."

(Romans 15:7 ESV)

12 days until travel

"And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him."

(Hebrews 11:6 ESV)