Anxious in Wisconsin

It's late at night and I'm down to four more days until I depart for Nicaragua. As you can guess I'm super excited and super nervous. Your guess is as good as mine as to what I'm getting into. It's hard to believe that two years have lapsed since I first began to dream of attending this program through UWEC and now it's here! It's no longer a dream and there are no dress rehearsals. No refunds, returns or exchanges folks!

Thousands of miles and two months will lie between me my husband and children. I've never done anything remotely like this and I have to almost pinch myself (but I wont, cuz it would hurt) to remind myself that I'm actually awake and not sleepwalking. My dear friend Ellie Hurd reminded recently reminded me during our brief "6 hour Panera lunch, and maybe early dinner date" that I only need to trust God for "today"and that's what I intend to do. He's the one who put this crazy but compelling desire in me. He's the one who provided the "what seemed impossible[But he's the God of impossible isn't he?) Scholarship to come through and pay for this program in its entirety. And yes He is the one who is giving me the courage to step out of my lovely and safe (but sometimes boring) comfort zone.

It's almost a new day and a new opportunity to say,"Yes God, I choose to trust you for today" and I will close for now. Stay tuned as I hope to add a post in a few days with details of my host family and what I will be doing while studying abroad.

Till later

Araceli/Kitti