+ DAY 10 --- Ready to Deliver? Expiring Paperwork?

Ten days ago, we celebrated our fortieth wedding anniversary.  Originally, I assumed that we would be on our mission by now.  Or at least we would be finalizing our preparations of going.  I really am feeling sort of like my pregnant two daughters.  One is ready NOW and the other one in about thirty days.  Yes, we put our availability to be July 15, after they were both delivered. 

But those two pregnant, really pregnant daughters field questions continually about their delivery.  "When are you due?"  "You are really getting close."  "How you feeling?"  "How can you sleep at night?"  "Or do you?"  "I thought you were due last week."  "You poor girl."  And on and on.  It isn't as if they can definitely state when they are going to deliver, unless they are under the SEE SECTION plan. (see it happen, plan for it and see the delivery date with no questions, no faith, just SEE.) 

They are just like Bonnie and me.  We wait, don't know when we will be relieved of the waiting game.  We don't know when we will be assigned and receive our call.  We field similar questions as they do. 

The difference is, our date, whenever that is, will not be accompanied with the pain my two daughters will feel.  On the other hand, I hear there are great drugs that take away all the pain.  So, perhaps having a painless baby and receiving our call is very similar.  We won't be staying the hospital I don't believe.  Unless we faint as the young missionary I reported about a few days ago.  And if we faint, we may hit something that will require going to the hospital with our daughters.

They can be "measured" which tells them how close they MAY be.  If we were measured, what would they measure, our patience, our faith, our anticipation or what?  Maybe the brethren wait until we have dilated to a certain point in our faith and patience?  I don't know.  Now you know, I feel pregnant!

I wonder if our mission papers will expire?  I mean after so long, the data on those papers will not be current.  I wonder what the expiration date is, and if we will need to update them before long?