The Good kind of Stress

I would be easy enough to blow a gasket, not just because it 100+ with the heat index, and it's going to be 112+ the next few days. That wouldn't be so bad if our house didn't have AC. Kowalski (the family dog) and I are laying on the bare flooring the basement for relief.

I would be easy enough to have a cow that the tickets we had on hold to meet, pickup, and return how with our newest daughter in Colombia didn't go up over 60% in price.

I would be easy enough to get crabby and irritable over the number of things, loose ends we are trying to pull together before we leave.

Last night while trying to calm K down after having nightmares (this time over her favorite ladybug pillow pet) for the 2nd day in a row. I started thinking. Maybe I"m fighting God's plan. Fighting his time frame. His use of finances that he's provided to us. Maybe I'm unknowingly trying to swim upstream against the current. Maybe I just need to trust, have faith and let things fall as they might.

Trust in the Lord. Yep. That's the plan now (at least for today until I'm challenged with the next group of frustrations).

Peace

Travel Approval!

T got a surprise call 2 days ago that we have our Article 5 and approval to travel! Yippy!!!! Made some quick calls and are trying to get travel arrangements worked out but it should be before the end of the month! Time to get packing! The World C_up soccer tourn. is in Colombia the same time we will be there, might make traveling around much more challenging. As it turns out, Guatemala is playing in the same town our World V ision sponsor child is from! To bad the dates don't work as that would have been super cool for E1 to see!

Whats in a step..

62 of the to be precise.

For some odd reason that's the number of steps from the base of the stairwell at work, upto the 5th floor where I'm at.

62 steps to raise a heart rate to burn calories
how many calories would I burn?
Enough for a few M&Ms
The heart stays pumping good for a few minutes even after reaching the top. How much added benefit from that period of time.

just some odd thoughts about walking up stairs

Holy Smokes!

Saturday we got an unexpected letter from USCIS! Our letter of provisional approval for N's visa! We wern't expecting to hear anything for a few weeks! Now, as we understand, the letter and file go to Colombia and we wait for article 5 to be issued which will be our travel approval! In just a few short weeks we could be on our way!