When I look back at this summer, it has gone by so much faster than I ever would have thought. I remember when it was May and I thought that August was never going to get here; September felt like years away. I felt like the entire summer was simply taking it's time coming and going- and now, it's less than two weeks before I leave. Wow.

      

I'm so very excited for this trip. I can't wait to board the plane to Georgia, meet my teammates, and then finally all head down to Nicaragua. But I've also been realizing that by going down there I have to leave here. And I'll admit it's bittersweet. I have an amazing family and friends here. {I'm going to miss all of you}

 

I always find it interesting how time sometimes feels like it drags on forever while other times it just flies by. I wish that these few weeks would slow down. I still have things to do, people to see... I feel as if I have to physically slow myself down to slow down everything around me. (Does that even make sense?) It's not that I don't want the trip to come- it's simply that I want to LIVE these last 2 weeks as much as I can. Not simply rush through them.

      

Also, with the reality of the trip coming up is the reality of support. My support has been a huge blessing- people have been so generous with prayers and monetary support. However, I still have a need of around $2500 to have my entire trip paid off. I would ask again that people pray about supporting me financially.

 

These next two weeks are going to go fast I'm sure. It's going to be September 8th and I will wonder how it came so fast. So, since I want to make the most of my time here, I'm going to end this, get off the computer and spend time with my sisters.