Going so soon?

Oh my goodness my time here is going fast!!! I have so much I need to get done... packing for instance... and it seems like so little time to do it in. My parents are coming to get me in 5 days... 5 days... How do I sum up a year of living with some of my best friends? I have definitely grown closer to them and to the Lord in this last year. Not to say that it was always easy, but then life being easy is never guaranteed. Right when you think you've got it all figured out according to your plan, God comes in with His Plan and it's way better than yours. I will be leaving Kansas and everything I've ever known in 12 days. I'm excited for what the next few months hold for me!!! Barbara, one of the staff in Orlando, called me yesterday to see how things are going. She asked me about how I'm doing with the transition. It's hard to explain what it's like to feel opposite emotions so strongly at the same time. I feel really excited and ready to go, but at the same time I feel like I need a little more time with the ones I love here. I realize it's only 5 months and I'll be back for Christmas, but it's just a big transition. I will be missing the birth of my nephew, Adam Lucas, which makes me really sad. I will miss the Haiti Lifeline Reunion and fundraiser, possibly the adopted kids finally getting to come to their families. I will miss out on fun things that my room mates and family do while I'm gone. But, Adam will be here when I get back, there will be another reunion, the adopted kids will be here and there will be other fun things I do with people I love when I get back. I won't miss my brother's wedding that's in April either.
For next 5 months, I will learn and grow and experience things that will be unforgettable, and I'm sure, at times unbelievable. I'm sure I will struggle, be broken, let go of baggage that I know I've been holding onto. I want to touch people's lives, show them the Savior that no one should live without. I'll build lasting relationships with my teammates. I will have to trust God probably more than I've ever had to before, letting go of control of things and what I think is best for my life so that God can show me His best for my life... and I can't wait!!!!!!!!