Going, Going, Gone!

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” - Mark Twain

Yes, the title of this post is a reference to an announcer calling a home run. For you non-baseball fans, get used to it. I doubt it will be my last reference to the great game of baseball. I felt that it was an appropriate title since it seems like we have been going, going for quite some time.  We did manage to leave enough of the details to cause an emotionally and physically draining final week in Minnesota.

We underestimated the amount of effort and emotional drain on getting our house ready to be rented, relinquishing the day to day operations of KinderMark, selling/donating the Durango, and putting our lives into 1 suitcase and 1 backpack each. We would like to offer a big thank you to those who stopped by, called, and prayed with us during this past week. All your thoughts, prayers, and well wishes are greatly appreciated.

We are writing this in the Ft Lauderdale airport in Florida, waiting for our flight to our first destination, Lima, Peru. The picture above is of Jennifer sitting in the Ford family airport command center. She is using the Laptop while charging an Ipod, camera and Skype phone. Between the three of us, we might create a drain on the Peruvian electrical system.

While Jennifer was working on the computer, Noah and I grabbed our gloves and went out into the sweltering Florida heat to play catch. Florida is not a dry heat!

Off to Peru!