
Dear Friends,
It is hard to believe that the day has finally arrived and in just a couple of hours Marc and I will head to the airport. I have my passport and all I need for the journey. I am so excited to see Rome and Florence! I am even looking forward to the plane ride - no phone calls, no email, no appointments or meetings. All I have to do is be still and savor time with my husband and the anticipation of all that awaits us in Italy. Marc has done a lot of homework and has even been practicing Italian. He has made reservations. He has read up on all there is to see and do in Rome and in Florence. Marc knows me really well. He knows what moves me and he has planned many things. He even has some surprises waiting for me there. He is really looking forward to taking me places and experiencing things together in another country.
This got me thinking about heaven. Jesus said he has gone to prepare a place and he is coming again to take us there. It occurs to me that I should be even more excited about going to heaven than I am about going to Italy. At 4:30 this morning as Elizabeth and I ran the sky was so clear and the stars appeared so close and so brilliant. Jesus did that. Don't you think Jesus is looking forward to showing us heaven? I think so. He knows us. He knows what moves us. Afterall, He is the One who wove us together. In fact, I think he has some amazing things that will take our breath away. Right now is a bit like the plane ride. We aren't to our new country yet but if you know Jesus then you have your passport and you get to savor his preasence and learn all you can about where we are going...heaven. I have been counting down the days to Italy but we don't know when Jesus will return for us. Perhaps today? Are you ready? Are you excited? Are you anticipating? Have you heard? I'm going to Heaven and I can't wait to get there. Jesus is going to meet me there and I can't wait!
Ciao!
Diana