Let's Fly!

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It's April already and the weather has been cool enough to start bringing down the temperature inside our house. Hooray. I have come to really enjoy this time of year, our "fall". I am a jeans and sweatshirt kind of girl and this is the time of year when these items can be worn daily in the house, but when you step outside the sun reminds you that summer is still not totally over.

Just over a week ago, Darin and I made what for us was a rash decision. We were talking about an overseas work trip that was coming up for Darin and trying to figure out if he could extend it without causing me and the kids to go insane, when we decided "Hey, why not have Jonna and the kids go to Oregon while Darin travels and then he can join us to continue our US holiday to Michigan and Minnesota". So, that is what we did. Instead of journeying across the ocean in 2020, we've moved our plans up by a year. Tickets have been purchased and we will be stateside in June! The kids and I will be in OR from June 3-18, then we will meet up with Darin in Michigan until the 27th before heading to Minnesota until the 18th of July. We will be able to attend 2 weddings, a family reunion, the Dutch Festival and just spend time catching up with people we love. We hope to see you many of you during our time stateside!

From now until June, we will be busy packing, finding someone to stay in our house and watch our dog, and doing lots of school!! The kids have already agreed to not complain about an increase in work because they do not want to do school work on their holiday. I am pretty much agreeable to this as I don't want to be keeping track of and grading their work while I am busy stuffing my face with Wendy's fries and Frosty's and spending time with friends and family.

So, if you could please be praying for us as we prepare for this unexpected, but super exciting, change in our plans? The kids are THRILLED and cannot stop talking about how awesome everything is going to be once they are back in America. Bless their hearts. If you could please pray specifically for Tyson and Jori as we all know there is no place on earth that is perfect or lives up to your expectations. Pray that they will be able to live fully present here in South Africa for the next 8 weeks, and pray that they will be able to transition well between worlds. Pray that Darin and I will have wisdom and patience with them before, during and after our time in the states. Pray that Darin will accomplish all that needs to be done before he leaves for Germany and Honduras and that his time in those places will be fruitful.

Thanks for praying and see you soon!

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