When Hyatt and Anne left for a two-year stint in Guatemala with Wycliffe Bible Translators, they prayed: “God, please give us a great first impression of our new home.”
They drove across the border from Mexico and into the land of lush and verdant mountains –beauty everywhere. They’ll never forget it. They prayed to see, and God opened their eyes–great trip preparation.
I’m crazy preparing for our two week trip – not exactly the same, but I want God to give me eyes to see. I don’t want to miss a thing. Sleep will not be a priority, and may not happen anyway. I catch myself smiling these days. I plan to enjoy each day–no matter what. I plan to be flexible (can you plan to be flexible?) I plan to go with the flow, and walk just a little further, and slow down just a bit more.
If I plan on these things, they will more likely happen. I can plan on joy–like Andy Smith’s legacy– joy takes discipline. We count on God, so we have joy. We ask God to fill us with His Spirit and submit to His will. That’s a plan. A good one.
Some other trip preparations:
Family trip to Costco–Bethany and Mary pick out favorite frozen foodstuffs. They won’t starve, Mary makes killer omelets.

I sold items on Craig’s List from our furniture graveyard (garage) — enough to buy a mini-ipad.

I will try to post blogs when Wi-fi is available and I’m not too jet lagged. If you don’t hear anything for two weeks, I’ll catch up with you in June. Ciao! and pray the girls remember to feed Sunny–dogs can’t live on bread alone.
“Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good.” That’s how you know.