"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord....

        Tomorrow I will be leaving for China for an educational internship teaching third and fourth grade at an international school.  To say that I am nervous is a definite understatement.  For the next six months I will be separated from my friends and family and be responsible for maintaining my own classroom.  This is a huge responsiblity for someone who graduated from college under a month ago.  Thankfully, besides being nervous, I am excited. 
         I am lucky to have such a great support system here in America and one waiting for me in China.  Already, my faculty have embraced me and have been willing to answer all of my numerous and tedious questions. My plane trip tomorrow will be filled with even more questions as I am flying out with two of my new faculty members. 
       On a side note, my father just got admitted to the hospital today with pneumonia.  Prayers for a quick recovery!   It certainly was very stressful on my whole family getting me to where I needed to be, while my father was very sick.
       God has great plans for you and for me.  Sometimes in all of the stress in our lives we lose sight of that promise.  God is with us, He is here; so why be afraid?

So,  here I go...