My bags are packed... although they will probably get unpacked and repacked once I actually look at the packing list. I'm sure there's plenty of items in my suitcase that won't be needed and knowing myself I'll probably forget a few things.
Maybe it is because I still have 2 more days at work but I haven't had much time to dwell on leaving. I'm not really good at goodbyes. Is anyone though? Really, the word goodbye is an oxymoron within itself.
It is neither good or bad that I haven't had time to dwell on leaving. It's just simply the way it is. I haven't given much thought to what I will actually miss or maybe the things I won't miss so much. So here it goes:
The ease of traveling from point A to point B without much thought. It will take (I assume) much more planning for even a short trip into town.
I will miss not worrying about personal security. I have relatively few qualms about ever being out at night despite some of the crazy things I've heard over the police scanner in this town. It's just a guess, but I think the nightly police round up of random farm animals from farms around Austin will not exactly register on the list of security issues in Honduras. On the other hand it will probably be replaced with the daily check of shoes and clothing for random creatures.
I may just miss commiserating with my co-workers. No one quite understands the "joys" of working crazy hours for great pay downwind from Hormel like they do. I will take with me all that they've taught me and all the moments we've shared.
In a strange way I will miss television, but specifically news. I say strange because it has been my bread and butter for 6 years now especially in the last 2 years. It'll be a bit like detox... I can only assume. I am eager to escape from the noise of it all and find out what really matters in this world.
It may go without saying, but I'll say it anyway. I'll miss my family and friends. Perhaps even more than I'll miss peanut butter and ranch ;).
Although I may be many hundreds of miles away from all of you I have every confidence that this journey is exactly what God needs for me to do. It's not a need for myself and not even exactly just for the children I'll be serving, but I feel that my journey is just one piece in a huge salvation story being written for all of us.
Now that I've strayed from my original train of thought... where was I... things I'll miss. Well, it's a bit hard to say because in all honesty even the things I will miss I am in someways eager to see change. I am most eager to meet my fellow missionaries who I have no doubt will be some of my dearest friends to the point of becoming family. Although I don't know what is in store, I can imagine it will be much harder to leave Honduras than it will be to leave here.
So for now keep us all in your prayers
as we enter into this exciting journey!
Make today your best one yet!
Katherine
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