Ok, I have to say this; sometimes, I procrastinate. It’s not necessarily a bad thing, but in the case of today it was. I tend to think 24 hours will for some reason or other miraculously expand and I will have turbo-like quickness in all I do. If only that were true. I just finished packing (it’s almost 1am) and I didn’t even pack as much as I thought I would. That backpack of mine sure looked bigger last week. 🙂 But then I also am worried I still packed too much and I’m going to have to pay $500 or something because I went .07 ounces over (I definitely hope not). I really need to learn from this experience… 🙂
But with all of that said, I am overjoyed this trip begins with a brief stop in Seattle tomorrow and then on to Cambodia on Saturday. And you know what? As long as I have my passport and some money ( I do…I think 🙂 ) everything else will be ok. I know with these final hours left before departing the enemy wants to steal my joy. He wants me to feel frustrated and conflicted on what to take and not take. I say: bubkus. I will not let my excitement dwindle, even if I discover I left something like my camera (but I didn’t, thankfully). We have the opportunity to love on people who so rarely, if ever, feel loved. We have the chance to hand out smiles freely and tell the world about the amazing Savior Who knows every hair on our heads and every beat of our hearts. This is what matters. This is why we go. And whatever is left behind, accidentally, in, well, possibly my sock drawer, will not shatter the world. It’s time. It’s time to advance the Kingdom in what ever way the Lord sees fit. Away we go… 🙂
