Hey friends!
Some of you may not know, but I'm currently in Honduras. My lil fam and I left on Thanksgiving day. I thought I'd have some time to blog on the plane and on our layover, but alas, it was not to be. Due to much confusion over a ticket for Jaelyn (note to those traveling with 'under 2 flies free' overseas - baby must have a ticket (!).. on Delta anyway..)
- Do not show a passport as proof she's yours..
- Do not tell the ticket counter that when you booked there was no option to input her information..
- Do not pass go until you have paid lots of money for that 'free' ticket.
Then you might still get delayed at security because your ticket doesn't say the right words on it, so you must run back to the furthest ticketing counter from security, with the baby in arms, to have them stamp the correct wording on your ticket.
Even still, once you get to the gate, they will not let you board the plane cuz it's stamped on, not printed.
So they will call ticketing, and after what seems like 10min, they will finally allow you - last people to board the plane - down the walk way, with your new sufficient reprinted ticket.
(all this happened before 6am after a looooong night with a waking-every-hour baby.. Oh the joys of traveling with lil ones!)
Supposedly all those rules prevent trafficking kids.. They also prevent blogging on the plane due to jumbled thoughts and concern about missing the connecting flight. We are in Honduras though, so obviously we made the connection (last people on the plane again!). WiFi/power was out the first day we were here, so my "planned thanksgiving post" never found it's way to the page :( However, I've decided I don't have to limit #thankful posts to Thanksgiving.. That's silly.. I can be grateful whenver - even if I'm "a day late and a dollar $hort!" :)
I wanted to publicly thank each of you who have supported me this past year. A lot of good things have happened, a lot of room for growth has been recognized, and a lot of work on future endeavors has begun - I could not have done it without you all. As I think of the unique situations in which God has placed each of us, and the specific talents, abilities and resources He has given each of us, I am oh-so-grateful that you've chosen to invest in me, and by doing so, the lives of deaf students!
Lastly, in continuing with the 'day late/dollar short' theme, I'm probably too late advertising for #givingtuesday, but I'll throw this out there. The matching grant is still live until December 31st. We have 5 Deaf Students/staff planning to attend the winter conference the last week of December. Please help us finish out the year well! Click here to give to the ASL interpreting fund, and every dollar you give gets doubled! I'll post on my FB page tomorrow, please share with friends and family. Every little bit helps.
Thanks again for being a part of my village, my community, my support team. I appreciate you!
Soli Deo Gloria
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