Little things that let you know God is smiling

4 Days....Well its 10:45 PM so almost 3 days!! Today was filled with another trip to Target to see if there was anything else I couldn't live without.. So I am wondering why it hits me in the oddest places or times. Today, it was in the baby section of Target. Its a good thing is was 8:30 in the morning and all the shoppers hadn't filled the store yet....So there I stood in the baby section, holding up a cute pink onesie with a cute flower on it, and the price tag said $1.14 !!! And I pictured a sweet little baby girl wearing that onesie, and then the vision of what is in my head of how the faces of children in Guatemala will look like filled my head...and WATERWORKS!!!! Tears started flowing...snot was pouring.....and I was hoping my tears wouldn't land on the price and smear it, because I felt I had scored a bargain!!!
So after a few more items in the buggy (yes including more Cottonelle wipes...we have been told toilet paper is not a commonly found item in Guatemala, and you can't flush anything....but poopoo and peepee) ANYWAYS, after Target, Keegan and I headed to the church to pack the stuff I had that still needed to go in the last suitcase with any room. Lets just say, there is no more room now!!! I watch as Keegan opened packages of dinosaurs and dumped them into a larger ziplock bag, and as he admired the different items being packed. He asked lots of questions, like Mom, are you going to make sure ALL the boys get a dinosaur? and Are you gonna be the one to paint all the girls fingernails? And Mom, you are probably going to play dress up all week with those girls aren't you? and Mom, can you bring one home? my response..."Bring one home?" Keegan- Yeah...if you really like one of the kids, can they come sleep at our house like for a few nights"? What I stopped to think about was child-like faith. This is the kind of faith we all need going into this trip. For Keegan, Guatemala is no more than a 30 min car ride...Its not scary or far away, there is no language barrier, no poverty, no starving kids. To him, he has all the faith that Mommy will be gone for a few days, I get to play with children, and help teach them about God, and then Mommy will pick up a few cool prizes and she will be home in no time....because he has child-like faith. How awesome is the faith of a child!!!
I got to spend some time with family tonight and got to sit down and talk with my brother and sister in law, I spoke of how excited I am and yet some of my fears. I even found myself throwing hints in to my brother of what to do in the " What if something happens". My brother turned to me and said, Sis your gonna be fine, I know you are....God is with you!!! WOW, coming from my big brother, it took on a whole new meaning. He has become an amazing Christian man, and I am so proud of how he is leading his family...I hope he caught on to the hint tonight of "if something happens to me" that its him that I want to place the most precious things in the world to me. WHEWWWW tears...snot....ok....I'm back....
So one last thing, tonight after going to the pharmacy (haha and being told between me and John Grigsby, we have every med we need for motion sickness....we MIGHT be fighting for the front seat) anyways, I realized how many strangers I had come in contact with that found out I was going to Guatemala...whether it was the man behind me in Target, commenting me on the amount of childrens flip-flops I was buy, which turned into a 10 min conversation about Guatemala, or its the lady at check-out noticing all the travel size items....or the pharmacist, wondering where I am headed with some many meds to keep me from throwing up... I am amazed at the support and prayers offered by strangers....This alone has given me somewhat of a peace and calmness....that even strangers are praying for Gods will...
Ok as mentioned on the last post....I MUST SLEEP....last night was filled with random nightmares (yes the kind you feel you need to wake someone else up to tell them, just to make sure all is OK), so tonight...I must sleep....but I love watching the clock go to midnight...and knowing I can say...one day closer!!!!