A lot has happened since my last post.  We went from being busy getting ready to go overseas to getting everything packed up and being halfway to our final destination!
 It was a very busy last two weeks in Jackson for us.  We spent time with family, friends who we were able to connect with, and more time with family.... plus some very busy days of sorting the remains of our stuff, selling things, sending ourselves packages (because we still had too much stuff to pack in our suitcases), getting our house cleaned......THANK YOU to the many people who came over and helped us!!!  I was laughing outloud on Monday, the day we were flying, as we were literally running around our house, along with Scott and Becky and their kids and Martha....we were all quickly trying to tie up loose ends, clearing off counters, floors, the dining room table and upstairs rooms of leftover stuff and garbage that we had not been able to deal with yet.  We had to leave in about an hour for the airport and there was still stuff everywhere!  We looked like a bunch of ants running around doing busy work and no one was really talking except me who was every now and then barking orders...it was just quiet, fast work!!  Going from laughing together in our house one last time, to wailing together at the airport (literally wailing....Becky's Maggie started it!) and then being absent from one another.....just plain old wierd and hard!!

We are in N. Ireland now, and although I have very much been missing home, family and friends, we are really enjoying our time here with Ben's parents and being able to see again after five years, his Granny, Nana, two sets of aunts and uncles.....we still look forward to seeing Uncle David!  We enjoyed fish and chips today and a walk by the sea!  The kids enjoyed picking up sea shells, or "She sells" as Judah keeps saying.  Thank you so much for praying for us and remembering us these days!