T Minus 18 Hours and Counting

As I type this, I am literally counting down the hours until I see my Philip.  I cannot wait to hear how his week has gone.  Those of you who know Philip well, know that he has to be in “a talking mood” to verbally share anything.  Nathanael and Wayland don’t seem to have that problem.  They can “share” from sun-up to sundown.  It takes perfect alignment of the stars for Philip to recount more than a couple of paragraphs at a time.  Let’s hope tomorrow all the cards fall in my favor. 

I can pick Philip up between 9 and 10 am tomorrow morning.  The drive is about two and a half hours, so I plan to leave by 6 am and hopefully be the first mom through the gate to grab her baby.  (Why do I have the feeling that Philip might not appreciate that?)  To fill up the rest of our afternoon, I think we will travel around Amish country, look at barns, furniture, quilts, and buggies;  admire horses and many, many beards; hopefully eat some delicious farm fresh food, and then head home for another sweet reunion.  I know the kids will think it’s better than Disney World (ha.ha.)  I  know that it will be better than coming home and watching the clock until 6:30 pm to go pick up my other two babies. 

I know there will be many stories to share, and hopefully a few pictures as well.  Thanks again for your thoughts, prayers, emails, and phone calls this week.  I feel so blessed to be loved by the best family and friends in the world. 

One more thing.  Would you please pray for my sister and her family this week?  She and her two children have practically lived with my parents (or my parents and/or brother have lived with them) for the past five years.  The times that she, her husband, and children have had the opportunity to be a single family unit have been few and far between.  Her husband recently got a job around Longview, TX (he had previously worked in Alaska) and today my sister and her kiddos headed east to join him.  I know it is very hard for my sister to leave, but I pray that they will all see the future as new opportunity.  God loves to work in situations like these.  I pray He is glorified.