Waiting for the call.....

On March 23rd our Stake President pressed "send" and our completed application to serve a twenty-three month mission was on its way to church headquarters. We indicated that we would go anywhere and learn any language and would be available in September. Ken and I have ALWAYS known we would serve a mission together because, as converts to the church, we didn't have the opportunity to serve as young single adults. Our mission has always "loomed" somewhere out there in our future....then, when our Stake President called Ken a week and a half later with a couple of questions from church headquarters.....suddenly our mission became FRONT and CENTER. We are both nervous and excited. I can only describe the feeling as a kid in bed on Christmas Eve trying really hard to go to sleep so the morning will come. I have so much respect for my four children who have served missions previously in Toronto, Canada (Spanish speaking), El Salvador, Paraguay and Peru. They exhibited so much faith going on their own - and I get to go with my best friend! We should have our mission call between the next two to four weeks.