75 Days

I put the first Christmas/Support letters in the mail today. just pushing those 5 letters into the mailbox gave me a feeling of delight/anxiety. it was pretty wild. the reality that i could be living in Tanzania in 75 days is pretty overwhelming. most of the time 75 days seems like forever, but for some reason this 75 days seems like it's tomorrow. perhaps the reason is because i know i'm not ready. or maybe it's because God needs time to prepare me for what's to come. whatever the reason, i'm grateful for this time.

strange happening: last night some lady from church, who i don't know, randomly asked me, 'when are you leaving?'. without much thought i said, 'the end of february'. that was pretty much the end of the conversation. but then i looked at denise and she gave me this look like, 'how does she know?'. perhaps she wasn't referring to this beautiful adventure? perhaps she has me confused with someone else? or maybe she does know. it's weird that i just blurted out that i'm leaving in february. it was natural... (but not.)

tricia and i had a good talk last night. i hadn't had time to talk with her lately, so reconnecting with her was good. she asked me about the plans for Africa. it was good to share with her; she has an amazing skill of listening. and not just listening, but asking the right questions. that's a gift. i'm hoping it's a gift/skill i can learn.

another happening: i found a deal on a bike through the internet. it arrived today so i put it together. i like putting things together and building things. furniture is always fun. wonder what i can fix in Tanzania? i read a missionary's blog who lives in Tanzania. he fixes computers. tho i don't know much about fixing computer, i'm sure i could learn.

tonights's to-do's:
~laundry
~get more letters in the mail
~update this blog
~update prayer calendar
~put bike together
~study some of my Bible
~go to the store with Denise