We will be splitting our remaining time travelling between the cottage and "home". (We use that term loosely now!)
We seem to have three points of focus now.
1. Finding a rental home in Belize. We are spending time in cyber world looking at many possible places to rent. We have limited budget of $500.00/mnth and are hoping to get a 2/3 bedroom house with a small amount of land. We are praying for water, either a pool or a place on the river and some fruit trees were we could enjoy some fresh goodness picked daily. We totally believe that as we continue to pray for this providence of water and fruit tree that God will show us the right place and the provide these things. We believe in His word when he says,
13 And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14 You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it.
John 14:14
2. Packing....this took a bit of a "U" turn from our recent plan to take 10 suitcases, 3 bikes, 2 guitars and 3 kids. My super diligent husband called the airline to confirm what we were planning to take as luggage and what the extra bags would cost...only to find out that our first leg from Toronto to Houston we are on a 75 seater commuter plane. This means no 2nd luggage, no sporting goods, and not even a regular sized carry on! Slight hiccup! This means we are now shipping stuff! We had already found a shipping company that would ship very quickly and very cheap so we've contacted them and we will be shipping most of our stuff. We will drop it in Toronto a week before we leave and it will arrive in Belize the week after we arrive. So, two weeks in transit....that's pretty good! Bearing in mind ......it's not actually there yet, this is merely an ideal right now!
3. Finally on the agenda....to start he good byes. Now it's getting harder. As I see friends, family, acquaintances my mind rushes to thoughts of, "when will I see them next", "what will change in the their live until I see them again", and "have I said everything I really wanted to say to this person face to face before I leave" and so many more thoughts too. This is when reality is hitting. When I say goodbye or give a goodbye hug I know it's going to be for much longer than it has been in the past.
So, if I'm honest (this is Stephanie speaking), "YES", I'm definitely getting more teary. Saying goodbye the fabulous teacher we had at St. Jacob's school was the first of many to come. As I'm writing, I'm coming up with strategies for myself. Maybe I need to think less about the saying goodbye and more about thank you for what you giving to me or our family in the time we have had.
I look forward to sharing with you soon about the rental home we find. I know God is asking us to trust him in this area. And so we will wait for whatever he has for us. Hopefully this posting gave you some insight into how you can pray for us and what we are feeling right now. On a great note....the kids seem super excited! Probably the most positive we've seen them. Pray for them, especially Paige as we feel it might be the most difficult for her. She's amazing though and has had opportunity to share with us that she is feeling excited about going to Belize now. She's an amazing 8 year old!
Stay tuned.....
Stephanie
Here are some of the fun times we are having in our last
few weeks
Crazy Keaton loving the water at the cottage |
Grady's favourite.... making soup, truffles and pies in the sand |
I'm sure she had a book in her hand that just didn't make the shot |
A carefully engineered castle and castle city
The things we adults find fun....TRX challenges |
Games, games, and more games |
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