He’s on his way

There is so much I would like to type about the last 24 hours-but I am exhausted and a bit sick so this will be quick and maybe a bit choppy. Jonny is en route to Liberia. Everything went smoothly this morning and I am anxious to hear from him tomorrow. He did not take a cell phone so I won’t hear from him until mid afternoon eastern time. Hopefully he will be able to buy one first thing in Monrovia.
Saying good-bye was very hard for Jonny and the kids. I have a total sense of peace about this trip though and I managed to stay focused on details so I wouldn’t cry until I was out of Jonny’s sight. I didn’t want the kids to see me cry either because they were upset enough about saying good-bye. We are used to Jonny being around all the time. The kids get to eat three meals a day with their daddy because he works from home. So this is very hard on them. Seth waited until we were back in the van, but then sobbed for about half an hour. Larkie screamed Daddy, Daddy the entire ride down the hallway after we said goodbye and then sobbed along with Seth on our drive home. Lark is such a daddy’s girl. He is the one that puts her down for her naps, reads her lots of stories, and puts her to bed at night. So I know it killed him to stand watching us walk away while she screamed for him. Keats didn’t cry but got really angry and insisted that he wasn’t upset over his daddy leaving, but over the fact that I don’t let him play video games (yeah right).
The kids have decided that the adoption was a bad idea-now that it has required their daddy to leave for a week. I know they will get over that though. Tomorrow we pick up my mom from the airport. She will be here for the week, my stepdad will fly in on Thursday. The kids are excited about seeing their grandparents.
I haven’t had a chance to write about how much my dad helped plan this trip. He also payed for half of our plane tickets, even putting Jonny in first class for the first part of the trip (just until Brussels). I am not worried about Jonny because I know he is supposed to be doing this, but also because I know that my dad is monitoring his flights (my dad is a private pilot so he is really into this stuff). He called tonight to tell me exactly where Jonny was in the air, and told me he would be watching him for awhile tonight. Apparently you can track flights online. I know he will also check the flights first thing in the morning. I really love my dad. His support has been such a huge blessing throughout this. He has managed all the details that we needed help with. We feel very loved and very grateful.
Please pray for Jonny. What an experience for him-I can hardly believe it.
It’s 11 pm and I am soooo tired. So I am going to go organize my kitchen shelves (yes I am serious) and then go to bed.