About a year ago, my parents went with a tour group to Israel. They loved it so much that they came home and offered to send all of their adult children and spouses on the same trip.
Yep.
A trip.
To Israel.
For free.
With no children.
Woooo!
{Truth be told, my parents would probably rather take said children, but I was elated not to be taking mine. For some odd reason, my parents seem fascinated with the little people called, "grand" children. I still remember the slight shock I felt after driving eight hours to see my parents, walking in the front door, and having them walk right past me with arms out to Ryan. They were squealing his name and acting as if the queen of England had arrived. It was as if I had become invisible. hahahahaha I'm not bitter. I figure I'll do the same to my offspring some day.}
Well, anyway....
Needless to say, I have been slightly excited as the trip date has drawn closer. And that date is in a few days.
Did I mention...free trip...Jeff and I all alone for 10 days....no kids?
Oh yeah. I guess I did mention that.
Now insert some scary, depressing kind of music....
Last week, Jeff had to fly to Italy. He came home Thursday with a severe pain in his leg. I immediately suspected a blood clot. He went to ER yesterday in some lame hospital near his office where the doctor couldn't make a definitive diagnosis. Jeff was sent home to 'watch' it. They gave him no meds. Zip...nada...nothin. The doctor's only parting advice was not to fly for at least 5-7 days.
Noooooooooooo......
{I ask you....if there is nothing in his leg that warrants any blood thinners, WHY the advice not to fly? Hmmmm? Who was this doctor, anyway?}
Jeff is still in considerable pain. Dr. Karin still thinks he has a blood clot, prescribed aspirin and sneaked him some of Katie's coumadin (blood thinner).
Don't call the police.
I know it's a federal offense or something to share prescription medicine.
Don't worry...Kate has an unlimited supply.
Anyhoo....it's becoming obvious that Jeff is going to be in no shape to fly on Monday.
I'm totally bummed.
But I know that God has a plan...and He knows and sees things that I do not. I can freak out or I can accept His plan.
I'm disappointed.
Deeply so.
But since I don't have a lot of energy to waste freaking out, I am going to accept His plan.
In my devotional yesterday, God spoke so clearly. I love it when He does that!! He said, "Are you still trying to make things go according to your will? If you keep trying to carry out your intentions while I am leading you in another direction, you deify your desires."
Ouch!
Alrightly then! Going with acceptance to the new plan...
God has proven Himself trustworthy soooo many times in my life. I know I can trust Him for this latest re-direction, disappointed as I may be.
I will be blogging from Israel and trying to make it educational for my kids' school. They are sending a mascot along to have adventures on the trip and to hopefully learn something without realizing it. ha.
