last night we had a huge FEAST at my house with all the goodies that im going to miss over the next 11 months! and i spent some time with some of my closest friends!! it was the best last night EVER!!! i ended up staying up all night..ya know jitters, stress, excitment–> call how you see it.
well this morning at 5 am i took a nice hot BUBBLE BATH..(my fav btw!) and started preparing my heart for the moment i would walk away from my love ones..just me, myself, and i!
we got the airport..everything went great..no problems with check-in, the luggage was the perfect weight! i just knew that this was going to go exactly how i had planned in my head..we said our goodbyes, shed some tears and i walked to the terminal alone with moma, daddy, ash && kelly waving behind me! never have my heart broken into that many pieces that quickly but i knew that i had to hold it together until i turned the corner..and there it went!
i broke!
i ended up going in the bathroom stall and sobbing!! after i dried it up a little bit lol i went and sat at my gate..here i was sitting in the columbia airport with my puffy eyes looking out the window waiting for the plane hoping it would be here before the next set of tears took over..
and all of a sudden i hear floyd over the intercom..didnt think much of it..thought maybe there was someone named floyd?? (this is my first time flying alone) i had no idea..then i heard it again..i was like ok maybe i should go ask..(my daddy told me to ask lots of questions even if i feel dumb)
i asked one of the ladies that i had just asked an hour ago if i was at the right gate..and she pointed across the way to another gate..and said that lady is calling Floyd..i grab my stuff and run to the other gate…they had just closed the door…
the plane had been moved to a different gate and i had no idea i was sitting at the gate on my ticket..quiet and patiently and i ended up missing the whole flight all together!
well here comes the waterworks again! (you should have seen the delta people's faces)
people were looking at me like what in the world?!?!?! did someone just die!
and i just started sobbing..i told them that i never fly by myself and im leaving my family for a year and im sick and im just having a really bad day…
this elderly lady that worked for delta said "sweetie there is no reason to cry we will fix everything! may i ask why your leaving your family for a year?" and look at there..i had a way to share my story…i dried my tears, caught my breath and started to tell her this crazy journey i have been on since april and if i could just get to LA that the rest of the journey could start the way i had planned…she reminded me that everything happens for a reason and though i might be upset…that God knew i was going to miss that flight and i needed
to see what he had wanted from me missing it!
right then i really had to check myself….I have been planning this to go a certain way..and HE is supposed to plan it! that hit home for me..so i took the 3 hours between the missed flight and my new flight to go to daddy with my concerns and my hurt and my overwhelming feelings..because if he isnt orchasting every step i will fall face first!
i have to remember to let him be in control!
thats his passion and his desire to be the center of our universe!
so who knew that a missed flight would bring revelation..
the race has not even started yet and daddy is already changing my heart!
slow to anger–>quick to prayer<3
talk to yall soon
XOXO,ericaleigh
((i was orginally supposed to be in LA at 7:30pm but i will now be there at 9:50pm but our flight doesnt leave for guatemala until after 10:30pm so im still going!!!))
