Leavin' on a Jet Plane...

...He will keep your life. The Lord will keep your going out and your coming in from this time forth and forevermore.
                                                                 Psalm 121:7b-8

     August 26 it is!

Jonah had a rough week to say the least. No matter what we did, he was discontent, whiny and unhappy. I was perplexed. He's normally a pretty easy child to please. Throw him in a room with some legos and we're good to go. 
     
But what are you going to do? There are 3 other children to take care of, life moves ahead. We asked him if something was bothering him, but got nothing. So, we went about our business. 

Then, as we're riding in the van to go visit friends, the back seat burst forth - 
        "What if the plane crashes, what if we fly into the ocean,
                           what if, Mom??!!! What if...??!!"

Oh, Jonah.  My heart hears and understands. Jonah has flown before, in his wee toddler years, but I'm sure he doesn't remember, nor does it even matter. New things are scary, whether you are 8 or 98. And we're introducing a whole lot of new into their little lives. So, I respond in honesty...
 
 "God's already there, Jonah. I don't think our plane will crash, 
                                                     but even if it did. God's already there." 

     He sat back, "August 26th, huh?" "Yep, August 26th." 
      
We arrived at our destination and the conversation was forgotten. 
Then this week I went to check Jonah's grammar. The assignment, evidentally, was to create commands out of these words...love, read, take, help, and stand. This is what Jonah came up with...

Oh little man! I love how God works in you! Resolve. I like it. God has a plan and a purpose. So it is, we have a date with an airplane to Haiti. August 26th, 6am, Detroit Metro Airport.