The time is now. It is here, "D" day.

What a fitful night I had. Yesterday was constant. Back and forth back and forth, loading odd and end things. Finally we took a break and cooked on the grill and tried to spend a little time together before bed time. We went to bed early and I slept with one eye on the clock from about midnight on. Departure is tentatively set for eight this morning.

Yesterday was a good day. We started with early church and Sunday school. It was all good. Krl made class for the first time in a while and she really enjoyed it. I think she is going to do women's Bible study Tuesday morning with Gayla. They discussed it. Plans at the present are for Krl to float back and forth between St. Lawrence and home. I suppose she is going to be our utility player doing all the necessary odds and ends.

Today is bittersweet. I am so ready just to get underway, but I have such questions leaving Krl here. I went ahead and got the Expedition ready for her to make the trek west with the hound boy and hound girls. I took the third seat out and laid down the middle one. Now she can load to her hearts content and the hounds can sprawl when they travel. I have only to set up the temporary fence and the satellite to complete that camp site.

I hope to pick up parts this morning for the trailer project, I am cautiously optimistic I can pick up the necessary items somewhere other than the OEM. I am scheduled to meet Charles at one this afternoon in Roscoe to load at least one forklift, fuel tank, dollie plates, and other assorted items that haven't been moved. Tomorrow morning he will bring a stack of trailers, take a load out and repeat the process until all necessary equipment is in place. One joker in this deck is according to doppler radar, they have received rain over the weekend. I hope not. It will be slow in the beginning and gradually increase through the first week or so at very best, if it rains it will begin slow and grind to a stop and we will have to start over again. Pray for us!

FATHER, bless this day! I pray for safe travel. Be with Krl as we work apart. Watch over and keep her, bless her. FATHER, I pray that YOU will bring together the loose ends. Thank YOU for all the blessing YOU bless us with, help us to be mindful and appreciative of them all. I continue to pray for Rene', Carol, Michelle, and Aimee, I ask that YOU bless them with YOUR healing. I pray for the needs of our spiritual family, I pray for those who have battled the hurricanes, I ask YOUR blessings on them all. FATHER, I ask YOUR blessings and guidance for the leaders of Highland, for the staff, for the different ministries, for the missionaries, especially at this time I ask YOUR blessings on the efforts in Itu and on Antenor and Phyllis. FATHER, the glory is YOURS, may my day, my week, my time in St. Lawrence bring glory to YOU! Thank YOU LORD.