Time has passed so quickly. It’s six in the evening on Sunday, December 28 – just three and a half days until we leave. It’s weird knowing what will happen in the next few weeks and how drastically different my life will be. It’s weird that I will be 15 hours from here pushing myself and being a slave for Jesus.

Christmas was pretty good. I mean, it was normal; we saw people. Actually, my grandpa and [almost] step brother had a humorous encounter. I would post it except my flip is packed somewhere in my car, along with everything else that miraculously fit. The only things that didn’t were my hangers and my guitar which someone GENEROUSLY offered to ship (free) to me in Texas. Thank you so much if you’re reading! I know I thanked you before, but if you wouldn’t have done this, Kirsten and her stuff wouldn’t have fit or I wouldn’t  have been able to take my guitar with me. And given how much I love to write, this would really bum me out. God is cool like that.

Another cool thing is that at this point I only have $1400 not accounted for. That’s crazy awesome. I’ll need that money at sort of a weird time, but it’s still cool that I won’t have to really worry about finances. I’ll still have to be wise with money; I just won’t have to live with that fear.

I probably won’t post again before I leave. I’ve been praying a lot the last few days, and I’ve been almost distracted by something, but I don’t really know what that something is. I’m tired for some reason (probably from staying up until four AM on Saturday morning playing ridiculous DDR with Tiffany), and I just don’t feel like talking a lot. I still hardly believe I’m going, but I know I am, and I know it’s going to be awesome in the end. Anyway, I’m going to go spend some quality time with Jeremy and Kirsten and hopefully with some others in the next few days before I leave.

PS I don’t know how much interent access I’ll have in the next week and a half. Regaurdless, I’ll probably journal on my computer and post those as one post with dated sections from the time I’m absent. Thanks eveyone for supporting me with all your prayers, kind hearts, and love… oh, and finaces, too.

In His precious name-