Day Thirteen:We are waiting patiently! Your plane from New York has been delayed so you won't land in DFW until 11:16. Technically, it will be tomorrow before I see you!
HURRY, Baby!!! We love and miss you so much!
Forever and always,
Susie-Q
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Waiting....
Day Thirteen:We are waiting patiently! Your plane from New York has been delayed so you won't land in DFW until 11:16. Technically, it will be tomorrow before I see you!
HURRY, Baby!!! We love and miss you so much!
Forever and always,
Susie-Q
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Happy and Sad
Day Twelve:
Are you really coming home, TOMORROW!?!?!?
I can't wait to look into your gorgeous eyes and see into your heart as you tell all of your amazing stories! I can't wait to hold you close! But I keep thinking of Jimmy, the little boy that became your new best friend in Uganda and how hard it must have been for him to say goodbye to you and I keep thinking about how hard it must be for you to leave this country where you met these amazing people and precious children....I wonder what Jimmy is doing now? I pray with all my heart that he is ok and that we will all be able to meet him someday.
Happy and Sad...
See you soon!
Q
Are you really coming home, TOMORROW!?!?!?
I can't wait to look into your gorgeous eyes and see into your heart as you tell all of your amazing stories! I can't wait to hold you close! But I keep thinking of Jimmy, the little boy that became your new best friend in Uganda and how hard it must have been for him to say goodbye to you and I keep thinking about how hard it must be for you to leave this country where you met these amazing people and precious children....I wonder what Jimmy is doing now? I pray with all my heart that he is ok and that we will all be able to meet him someday.
Happy and Sad...
See you soon!
Q
Monday, July 25, 2011
This is Just the Beginning!
Day Eleven:
You will be on a plane to come home this time tomorrow....I can't believe that the adventure for now is coming to an end but I know that this is all just the beginning! The beginning of a new perspective for us and for a new outlook for those around us who have been touched by it all. It truly is just beginning of more than we could possibly imagine!
I had dinner with the "Big Girls" (Amy, Carol, Jamie and Stace) for my bday and had the best time. We laughed a ton and I was able to hear about their vaca's and I shared a few stories about you. We have decided to have "breakfast for dinner" sometime after you get home and prepare a PowerPoint slide show of your stories~ They will be waiting, oh and you and Michael will be nurses to your bro, BJ and Jason after they get "snip-snipped"-during the Master's of course!! (We figured that a hotel room would be in order. )Yes, we had some laughs! I love you, precious girls! Thank you....
Maddie has had quite the day being an entrepreneur in her own jewelry making company. She has been making her jewelry on the stairs, which is funny but works for her and she is obsessed but does that really surprise you? She is so excited and she has me hook, line and sinker, because Hobby Lobby is our fav store right now! She is so persuasive....I wonder where she got that characteristic from....
Oh, and Ally lost her tooth today while eating cereal. (no pulling necessary!) She was beyond excited...which reminds me that the tooth fairy better get her rear in gear before she forgets!
I took a pic with my phone but I don't know how to put it on here, but you will see it soon!Oh, baby~ I am so ready for you to be home but I feel like these days have gone by fast, considering. The girls and I have had great support....our friends and fam have been out of this world and Heaven sent and we are SO very blessed to have all of them in our lives.
Thank you, Lord for keeping the girls and me distracted! Thank you for the peace you have given in friends and families emails, calls and dinners! It has all been such a HUGE blessing and really just opens my eyes to this love that is all around us and that is so easy to take for granted. Thank you for keeping Brian safe and for all that you have done in Kampala, Africa and around. Wow, there are just no words! It is just the beginning, isn't it, Lord?!!?!
Amen!
Susie
Sunday, July 24, 2011
FEAR
Day Ten:
Day ten sounds so official! We can't wait to see you in a few days!! It won't be long now~
We went to Steven and Michelle's church this morn, there was an associate pastor who spoke and the title of the sermon was FEAR. Hmmmm, this could be interesting, I thought! He talked about how we view God. Is He big enough to handle any situation? Or do we worship a god that is small? I know that God is amazing and I know that His hands are on us.
Do I have a small fear of you being so far away in an unknown land....yes, but I know that you are in God's will and that IS the most perfect place to dwell and there is no need to worry, but sometimes it still happens. Do I wonder where you are and what you are doing? yes. Do I get scared when I don't hear from you at the usual time (like yesterday)? yes. Do I fear another bedtime with all the girls, when I am emotionally exhausted, without you? yes. But it doesn't last long...I remember that I am not in this alone, even though you are not here. I have my moments but I'm working on them!
Have I been fearful? A little, but only for a second! Now where is my Bible?!?!? ;)
See you soon, baby!
Always and forever,
Q
Day ten sounds so official! We can't wait to see you in a few days!! It won't be long now~
We went to Steven and Michelle's church this morn, there was an associate pastor who spoke and the title of the sermon was FEAR. Hmmmm, this could be interesting, I thought! He talked about how we view God. Is He big enough to handle any situation? Or do we worship a god that is small? I know that God is amazing and I know that His hands are on us.
Do I have a small fear of you being so far away in an unknown land....yes, but I know that you are in God's will and that IS the most perfect place to dwell and there is no need to worry, but sometimes it still happens. Do I wonder where you are and what you are doing? yes. Do I get scared when I don't hear from you at the usual time (like yesterday)? yes. Do I fear another bedtime with all the girls, when I am emotionally exhausted, without you? yes. But it doesn't last long...I remember that I am not in this alone, even though you are not here. I have my moments but I'm working on them!
Have I been fearful? A little, but only for a second! Now where is my Bible?!?!? ;)
See you soon, baby!
Always and forever,
Q
Saturday, July 23, 2011
The Countdown
Day Nine:
I can see the light at the end of the tunnel~ It is time for the countdown!
Only a few more days until you will be home and I am SO excited. It has been hard for me to put into words, while I talk to you, how I am feeling. I think it is my defense mechanism, though. ..the less I let you see into my heart, while you are in Africa, the less I will cry. (That sounds so bad, when I say it out loud.) I just don't want you worry about us, and if you hear me cry, you will worry, won't you?!?!? You need to focus on being there and knowing that we are here waiting for you and missing you and loving and PRAYING for you. So, when I sound distracted, I am, because we have three crazy and beautiful girls BUT I can see now that being distracted is also a good thing. I think that God has planned these distractions for me on purpose, the more I think about it. The distractions keep me from really letting loose all these emotions on you, while you are so far away. ;) You can thank God for keeping my emotions on this blog and not in your ear...I am ready for the countdown!
When I talked to you yesterday, you had just finished with your "unexpected speech" at a graduation party of the niece of the Minister of Health of Uganda and you were so excited, you even made some jokes! With your notes still in the hotel and not with you, you witnessed to 300+ people with the words that God gave you and I am so proud of your faithfulness and your courage to do this. This trip will change our lives, won't it?!?! You keep calling and Skyping me when you can and it is SO sweet to be able to hear from you a few times a day....I think you are ready for the countdown!
The girls and I went with Uncle T and Aunt Shell to the lake with their friends today and we had a great time. We stayed the whole day and were worn out at the end but we all had a fun time. Ally's tooth is loose and it was really bothering her while we were there. I wish you were here to pull it, she wouldn't let T or me do it...she is ready for the countdown!
Hunter has been having a hard time going to bed, both at the house and at Uncle T's. I think she misses you and is "out of whack" ~ she was SO tired last night but still didn't go to sleep (after a ton of crying) until 10, poor thing. There was nothing that I could do to help her. She would cry and I would rock, then she would cry and I would go back in and rock/love her....over and over. She is usually so easy but she is in a funk...she is ready for the countdown!
Maddie got in trouble today on the way home and I sent her to her room for a while. She was upset and crying and when I went back up a while later, she was crying, "I miss Daddy!"....she is ready for the countdown!
Ah, the countdown.....Sunday, Monday, Tues, and Wed night, your home!
We miss you!
Love,
Your girls!
I can see the light at the end of the tunnel~ It is time for the countdown!
Only a few more days until you will be home and I am SO excited. It has been hard for me to put into words, while I talk to you, how I am feeling. I think it is my defense mechanism, though. ..the less I let you see into my heart, while you are in Africa, the less I will cry. (That sounds so bad, when I say it out loud.) I just don't want you worry about us, and if you hear me cry, you will worry, won't you?!?!? You need to focus on being there and knowing that we are here waiting for you and missing you and loving and PRAYING for you. So, when I sound distracted, I am, because we have three crazy and beautiful girls BUT I can see now that being distracted is also a good thing. I think that God has planned these distractions for me on purpose, the more I think about it. The distractions keep me from really letting loose all these emotions on you, while you are so far away. ;) You can thank God for keeping my emotions on this blog and not in your ear...I am ready for the countdown!
When I talked to you yesterday, you had just finished with your "unexpected speech" at a graduation party of the niece of the Minister of Health of Uganda and you were so excited, you even made some jokes! With your notes still in the hotel and not with you, you witnessed to 300+ people with the words that God gave you and I am so proud of your faithfulness and your courage to do this. This trip will change our lives, won't it?!?! You keep calling and Skyping me when you can and it is SO sweet to be able to hear from you a few times a day....I think you are ready for the countdown!
The girls and I went with Uncle T and Aunt Shell to the lake with their friends today and we had a great time. We stayed the whole day and were worn out at the end but we all had a fun time. Ally's tooth is loose and it was really bothering her while we were there. I wish you were here to pull it, she wouldn't let T or me do it...she is ready for the countdown!
Hunter has been having a hard time going to bed, both at the house and at Uncle T's. I think she misses you and is "out of whack" ~ she was SO tired last night but still didn't go to sleep (after a ton of crying) until 10, poor thing. There was nothing that I could do to help her. She would cry and I would rock, then she would cry and I would go back in and rock/love her....over and over. She is usually so easy but she is in a funk...she is ready for the countdown!
Maddie got in trouble today on the way home and I sent her to her room for a while. She was upset and crying and when I went back up a while later, she was crying, "I miss Daddy!"....she is ready for the countdown!
Ah, the countdown.....Sunday, Monday, Tues, and Wed night, your home!
We miss you!
Love,
Your girls!
Friday, July 22, 2011
No words
Day Eight:
Words escape me tonight...i am missing you... and the girls are too. My brain is "all over the place" and my thoughts are...with you. I haven't talked to you as much today, connection has been bad. We are still in Temple and getting away from the house has been a good distraction for the girls and me. Thank you, T and Shell! (And the new puppy, Hadley is so funny! We love her!)
Words escape me tonight...i am missing you... and the girls are too. My brain is "all over the place" and my thoughts are...with you. I haven't talked to you as much today, connection has been bad. We are still in Temple and getting away from the house has been a good distraction for the girls and me. Thank you, T and Shell! (And the new puppy, Hadley is so funny! We love her!)
You are going to the Nile tom morn and then back to Kampala for your speech. Everyone is praying, and i know that God will use you for His glory! Be strong and be courageous! You are in...AFRICA...and we are being blessed by all that you experience! Keep going....
Proverbs 3:5-6
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your path straight.
Forever and always, Baby!
Q
A Few Birthday Tears
Day Seven:
My precious love of my life....I have talked to you a lot today and it has been amazing but it has also been emotional. I turned 35 today and that in itself makes me a little on edge, especially without you. :) ...But then you, my sweet man call and tell me about the orphans that you met today and it all went downhill from there because it all came into perspective. I am emotional about MY situation this morn, while you are so far away but there is something so much bigger than me happening right now. All these children know are sadness, death and a loveless world and how perfect that you were there to tell them of the most perfect love of Jesus. This is what you were called to do in to Africa and I am so thankful because even if you come home today, God is already smiling down on you now. I can feel your heart breaking as you tell me the stories and that does NOTHING for my emotional state. :) (God, you are breaking our hearts as one, aren't you? ...even though I am not there in person...)
At 6:30 this morn, maddie woke her sisters up, she had big plans! The girls made me strawberries with candy thi morn, which of course they shared ;) they put up streamers in the kitchen, it was so sweetAfter receiving the gorgeous flowers that you sent- THANK YOU! The girls and I drove to Temple to see Steven and Michelle. We are having a great time celebrating t's bday too. It has been a perfect day.
You are speaking in front of a ton of people sat morn and i know that you are nervous but know that we are all praying very hard for you! Remember these are God's words, sweet man! I love you!
It has been a roller coaster of emotions today and I love that I can feel what you are feeling even if it costs me a few birthday tears!
Love,
The birthday girl (you called me that all day!)
My precious love of my life....I have talked to you a lot today and it has been amazing but it has also been emotional. I turned 35 today and that in itself makes me a little on edge, especially without you. :) ...But then you, my sweet man call and tell me about the orphans that you met today and it all went downhill from there because it all came into perspective. I am emotional about MY situation this morn, while you are so far away but there is something so much bigger than me happening right now. All these children know are sadness, death and a loveless world and how perfect that you were there to tell them of the most perfect love of Jesus. This is what you were called to do in to Africa and I am so thankful because even if you come home today, God is already smiling down on you now. I can feel your heart breaking as you tell me the stories and that does NOTHING for my emotional state. :) (God, you are breaking our hearts as one, aren't you? ...even though I am not there in person...)
At 6:30 this morn, maddie woke her sisters up, she had big plans! The girls made me strawberries with candy thi morn, which of course they shared ;) they put up streamers in the kitchen, it was so sweetAfter receiving the gorgeous flowers that you sent- THANK YOU! The girls and I drove to Temple to see Steven and Michelle. We are having a great time celebrating t's bday too. It has been a perfect day.
You are speaking in front of a ton of people sat morn and i know that you are nervous but know that we are all praying very hard for you! Remember these are God's words, sweet man! I love you!
It has been a roller coaster of emotions today and I love that I can feel what you are feeling even if it costs me a few birthday tears!
Love,
The birthday girl (you called me that all day!)
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