Tomorrow morning, I will wake up, grab my (hopefully already packed) luggage, get in the car, drive to Memphis and begin my trip to Israel! I am so excited! It's kind of weird because right now it doesn't really seem real. I can't believe tomorrow I will be in New York and then Sunday I will be in Israel! It's so crazy how we can travel to far away places in just a few short hours (okay, so a 13 or 14 hour plane flight isn't really "short" but it is alot shorter then back in the old days!).
I have so much I need to do to get ready... I am so glad that Wal-Mart is open 24/7. Really, where would we be without Wal-Mart? Uhh... actually, we would all probably be a little less cluttered with things we don't need and our banks might have a little more in them. Ha. But maybe not.
As I have been preparing myself to get ready for this trip, I have had alot of advice from people. Like, don't forget to bring a plug converter, learn some hebrew, study and learn about the places you're going to visit, pack light (that one came from my dad.. haha... suuuure daddy), and alot of other important small things. But I think the best advice I got was something that was said to me in a letter. Kendra, a wonderful sweet amazing friend of mine asked me to bring her back some things and wrote me a list along with an awesome card she made herself. (picture up top to the right)
She told me to make sure I took time to get quiet time with God and prepare my heart for this trip. Through all of my planning and busyness, I never even thought about stopping and preparing my heart. She told me to be prepared for God to do great things on this trip. Up til now I had not even thought about God "doing" anything while I was there. I mean, I know Israel is the Holy Land and it is the land of God's people, but I don't know why I just never thought about the possibility that this could be a life changing experience for me. Now that I am of that mindset, I am going to travel with my daddy, have lots of fun, but most of all look at everything through the eyes that God wants to do something or show something to me on this trip. (Picture on the left, left to right: Me, Tabitha, Kendra, all singing Paul the Musical... another story for another blog some other time.)
I feel like I am even more excited now that I have that mindset.. and I think just writing in this blog about going to Israel has made me even more excited! I know it will be a trip of a lifetime!
I will post pictures and tell all about the trip when I get back. I am going to take LOTS of pictures!!
God knows what He is doing!!!!!!!!
"Maybe one day
This will make sense
But until then
I'm trusting You
I'm confused
But You'll come through
You always do
I've waited so long
To see my sun on
The horizon
Feel it coming on
And I'm seeing You"
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