So soon...

So it appears that this day that was never supposed to come is actually here. In only a little more than 24 hours I will be in Spain. AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!

The plan is to leave Berne around 7 Tuesday morning. My plane leaves the Chicago airport at 4:45 (Chicago time). The flight should be around 8 hours so we will land in Madrid at 7:45 am (Spain time). Then we have a 3 hour layover before a 1 hour flight to Sevilla. When we arrive in Sevilla around noon, my body will still be under the impression that it is 6 in the morning. It's going to be rather a crazy day.

This still doesn't feel real...at all. Today has been quite hectic, especially our packing frenzy tonight. (My Mom is my hero...she is soooo good at packing! I'm kind of hoping she'll be able to make the trip over to Spain to help me pack before I come home too.) I feel so unprepared, like I've hardly even thought about this at all. I've been so busy being overwhelmed by the packing that I didn't have time to be overwhelmed about everything else. So that comes now I guess. That is probably a very good sign that I should just go to bed. But I'm not sure I'm going to be able to sleep at all tonight...

Yesterday I did come to the sudden realization that this might be fun. I mean, if I really think about it, this could be a really awesome experience. I'm going to live in another country for 4 months. Wow. I think I am kind of excited about this and about meeting new people and about all of the cultural stuff I'll get to experience. I just need to give myself permission to enjoy this and try really hard to be engaged in my surroundings.

So many of you have promised to pray for me, and I want you to know that I appreciate that so very much. It is a great comfort and encouragment to have all of you behind me. Please keep praying. Another comfort is the knowledge that God is in fact going with me to Spain. Tomorrow (today?) I will be making this huge leap, diving off this huge cliff. But my Father God is waiting for me at the bottom. And He will help me swim. Though I feel like He's been taking a lot of things away from me lately, I also know that He is faithful, He is good, and He will not let me go.

I love you all, and the next time I write, I will be in Spain! This is unreal...