Organization and packing

Organization is the name of the game this week.  Well, at least that's the plan...

The lists get longer and longer.  It is hard to plan for 6 weeks being away from home.  Or at least I think it is.  I keep reminding myself there are grocery stores, clothing stores, and whatever-else-we-may-need stores, but somehow I want to remember and pack everything now that I may need in Portugal!?!  Silly me! 

Now I need to fit it all into the suitcases.  Where do I fit all the shoes?!?  You know that you are easily labeled a "tourist" by the shoes you wear.  I am not a person that has a pair for every outfit, the basics will have to do once again as comfort definitely is the priority.  A couple of years ago I learned a hard lesson by wearing flip flops most of the trip and walking on the uneven tiles, roads and sidewalks.  It was not a good idea for my feet!  This trip the weather will be cooler as it is fall, so sturdier shoes will be worn again this trip.

We will meet once more this week with the group of MBA's that will be joining us in November.  Details will be worked out ... suitcases will get packed ... the house will be taken care of and of course BT, our cat will be fine.  We will board the plane on Monday and fly across the big pond to London and then into Lisbon. 

The town that we will be living in while in Portugal is Loures, just minutes north of Lisbon.  In Loures is the location of the church fellowship we look forward to attending, our favorite restaurant in all of Portugal,  (so far), a favorite cafe and fresh bread market, O & M's home and also the apartment we will be renting during our stay.  What more could we ask for? 

At this point, I will likely not write again until we have arrived in Portugal.  I ask you to pray with me that all the details will be taken care of here at home and that our flight over the big pond will be smooth.  (The flight is always so hard for me.) 

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;"  Proverbs 3.5  I was given that verse several years ago as I was getting ready to fly somewhere.  I don't completely understand how planes stay in the air and fly, but that's okay, the plane does fly.  The same is true in trusting God, I need to trust Him completely and NOT in the little I understand --- in flying and in all of life.  

Until next time...  Blessings.