Gathering Speed

8 Days. That's it.
That's all Jonathan has left as a Texas resident.
I keep telling him that "next week you're moving back to Belgium" and he keeps telling me to shut up.

Is that a good thing? :-)

He is really excited, but very nervous. This is the leap I guess. This is the moment where he steps out of the boat as Jesus says, "walk to me" and he's thinking, "I can't walk on water!" but there he goes.
On Wednesday morning.

I've been quite nostalgic with him lately. I don't want him to leave! I've been really enjoying the fact that he has only worked 9 hours in the last 2 weeks (well except for the lack of money). We've just hung out all day, taken the kids on walks, gone to the mall, run errands, ate sandwiches together. It's been a lot of fun. A LOT of fun!
I just think he's wonderful.
I can't imagine agreeing to do this with any one other than Jonathan. Like if I had never met him, and had married some other less than adequate guy, this guy would have NEVER gotten me to move out of the country. I would have laughed him out of the living room and right back into his place ;-)
But with Jonathan, I just trust him. I know that we'll be okay.
Yes, there are so many things up in the air. We aren't raising full support this year and so Jon has to find a job. We have to find a house, a ministry base... SO MANY DETAILS that are unknown...
But I know Jon will figure it out. He is a provider and he takes care of us. I love him.
So 8 more days and he's off.

Tonight we started packing to make sure we had enough suitcases.
He basically was able to get all of his stuff in one suitcase. He'll need the 2nd one for shoes, jackets and a few other things.
I packed a large duffle bag of things of mine and the kids that can go now to Belgium. Hoping that one of the other guys going on the trip with Jon will be able to take it as their 2nd checked bag.
I think we'll be good on all that. I actually feel a lot better because I was looking around thinking there was NO way we would be able to pack up everything in suitcases and kicking myself for keeping too many clothes here (which I SO did), but now I feel we'll be okay.
The kids will actually be able to share the bigger suitcase and I should be good with 2, then we'll have one for blankets, coats, bath stuff... oh I got Lyric her own rolling Disney Princess suitcase that she'll take on the plane and she is SUPER excited about it.
I also REALLY want a portable DVD player, but Jon is so out on my getting one. He doesn't think we'll use it, but i think we will.

So all of this rambling is to say that time is speeding up and November 16th will be here before I know it!