We bought our tickets yesterday. We will be leaving from DFW on August 29th and arriving in Berlin on the 30th.
We decided to postpone our trip for a couple of weeks in order to spend some quality time with Joel's parents and our grandparents (in KS & NM). The flights for late August were also much more affordable than those at the beginning of the month.
For those of you wondering, do not despair, our darling Maggie will be traveling with us as a carry-on and has already been approved by Delta.
This weekend is going to be a big one for the World Cup. I'm so excited that I'll actually be able to watch the games rather than sneak peeks at the play-by-play between patients at work. :)
Friday, June 25, 2010
Monday, June 21, 2010
Let's get this party started...
Neither Joel nor I have ever been avid bloggers. Furthermore, we are not well-versed in any form of web-design, or for that matter computers... We ask you to therefore bear with us in our (feeble) attempt to share our lives with you in this way. If you have any suggestions feel free to help us out. You are more than welcome.
Although we have both been excited about our decision for a long time, it has really just began to become 'real' in these past couple of weeks. This past Sunday in particular was a very eye-opening day. Our friend Morgan flew to Germany today to complete her TEFL practicum. She kindly agreed to take a suitcase for us. Getting out the suitcase was the easy part, however, deciding what should go in it and what shouldn't was the hard part. If only we could (cost-effectively) pack our entire apartment into a crate and transplant it to Germany unaltered... We did manage to pack most of our sweaters, coats, boots, scarves, & a few books though. That will alleviate *some* of our future packing woes.
Our church has been participating in the "One Prayer" series. On Sunday our sermon centered on the concept of "unstoppable courage." As cheesy as it sounds, I felt as though this lesson was written for Joel and I. He talked about our fears in following Gods call for whatever our individual reasons may be and what we are missing out on by doing so. Therefore, in his reasoning: Playing it safe is risky. Being courageous is a demonstration of faith. Moving across the world completely reliant that God will provide challenges my courage. He reminded me that MY God is big enough to shut the mouths of lions and I can do all things through him who strengthens me.
Although we have both been excited about our decision for a long time, it has really just began to become 'real' in these past couple of weeks. This past Sunday in particular was a very eye-opening day. Our friend Morgan flew to Germany today to complete her TEFL practicum. She kindly agreed to take a suitcase for us. Getting out the suitcase was the easy part, however, deciding what should go in it and what shouldn't was the hard part. If only we could (cost-effectively) pack our entire apartment into a crate and transplant it to Germany unaltered... We did manage to pack most of our sweaters, coats, boots, scarves, & a few books though. That will alleviate *some* of our future packing woes.
Our church has been participating in the "One Prayer" series. On Sunday our sermon centered on the concept of "unstoppable courage." As cheesy as it sounds, I felt as though this lesson was written for Joel and I. He talked about our fears in following Gods call for whatever our individual reasons may be and what we are missing out on by doing so. Therefore, in his reasoning: Playing it safe is risky. Being courageous is a demonstration of faith. Moving across the world completely reliant that God will provide challenges my courage. He reminded me that MY God is big enough to shut the mouths of lions and I can do all things through him who strengthens me.
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