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multipixie9 · 12:09 PM

patty,

so many already said it so well, but i'm a mom and can't resist adding my thoughts. concern for your family's safety in a post 9/11 world is inescapable. however, they are right to say that no one is guaranteed perfect safety, health, joy and peace anywhere in this uncertain world we all share.

i don't know if there are websites that help people figure out how to pack most carefully for a long stay overseas, but that would be one of my prime objectives for the family, to take all the minor care products and first aid supplies that are common here and uncommon there. perhaps you could make them a kit to take and you would know they had things for colds and small injuries. doing something might help you release these pent up anxieties (that i feel i would share if my daughters moved out of country). you could buy them a book on all the basics of health care as a backup plan, as long as they have net access they will have sites like webMD.com that will have abundant health information to assist them in caring for the family.

you have indicated that you have a spiritual connection with God, that for me is THE source when life overwhelms me in any way. God knows no such thing as "long-distance". he will help you as much as he will help them because his love is boundless. just thinking of your situation i feel a painful tug in my heart for you because you do not want to be separated from them physically or worried about them in any way. God wants to take this situation and turn it into something good. maybe you can sit down and make a list of all the potential good that can come from this choice for everyone concerned including the school children of this area, God has good plans for their lives and that may include your daughter as their teacher.

gentle hugs from another mother,

leslie