Let me be honest; I cannot even imagine our flight experience being any better than it was. I'm not kidding! The Lord blew us away with His kindness in making the travel go so smoothly. Thank you for your prayers! We were so aware that God was personally caring for us. A couple highlights:1) When we got to the airport, we found a parking spot right by the bus shuttle. Thank you, Lord! To make things even better, the bus pulled up before we even got out of our car and the driver said that he'd wait for us. We didn't have to wait in the cold at all.
2) The bus ride to the airport was hilarious. Tali was sitting next to me a bit scared. Owen was on my lap taking it all in. Tali kept touching his arm saying, "It's ok Owey. God is wit you. Don't be cared, Owey. I'm wite here. God is wit us, Owen. We're almost dare, Owey." It was the sweetest thing ever.
3) We walked in and right up to the front of the line to check in. The airport was practically empty. No waiting! Also, Josh's parents kindly bought some car seats so that we wouldn't need to bring ours. This made traveling about a million times easier.
4) The flight was great. Both kids took naps and Owen was completely calm and didn't make any indications that he wanted to get down. He just snuggled on my lap. SHOCKING!
5) When we landed, the weather was gorgeous. Tali said, "Tali likes sunshine! We don't even have ta wear our totes (coats)!"
6) We've been having a wonderful time with family. The kids are adjusting to the time difference...sort of. Really, it's just been a great trip and we're so grateful to God for His kindness. I feel so in awe of God's grace because taking two kids on a four hour flight, bringing them to a different time zone and away from their normal routines can be a bit challenging. But it hasn't been at all! The Lord is so kind.
So, thank you so much for your prayers. We are grateful!
p.s.-Why do any of us live in Illinois when it is 70 degrees out here pretty much all of the time?! Just kidding. :)
I'm a wee bit jealous of anyone who doesn't need to wear a "tote" right now...
ReplyDeleteSo glad to hear the travel went so smoothly!
We ask ourselves the very same question about why you all live in Illinois when we miss you guys. :)
ReplyDeleteI just have to say that for a few minutes I thought you took that picture and I was like, "Well that is one impressive lady--she's got two babies with her and is slightly apprehensive about how the whole trip is going to shake out, yet she takes the perfect picture of the airport sign precisely as a plane flies over it. Incredible!" Then I realized it had someone's name on the bottom.....and then I felt better.
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