The week before I had gotten stressed out about all we needed to do in preparation for our departure. As I refocused on the where and the why of going, I regained my excitement and realized all that needed to be done was just little steps to get us there. I was then reminded by a long time leader of ours, not to loose the forest for the trees. Again reminding me not to stress out about the small details of packing and leaving. The snow was then the icing on the cake. John and I were planning on a late aniversary celebration by spending a day snow boarding. I was lamenting that Caedmon wouln't have an opportunity to play in the snow too, especially as we won't see snow probably for 4 years and there wasn't much this winter. Then when I woke up on March 22nd, everything was covered with at least 2 inches of snow. Wow! I couldn't believe it. It was the encouragement I needed that the Father cares about the desires of our hearts and our children even more then we do. When I place my focus in the right place, I know all will be well, all the packing will get done, and all the good byes will be worth it.
