Two years.

At the MTC!

With Kayla the day he left.

In Japan!

This is one of my favorite pictures!

On Monday, I saw a group of missionaries at the airport. They were leaving for Japan. Many thoughts and emotions went through my head as I looked at them. They had a chance to talk to some of our Japanese students that were going to be on the same plane as them. I couldn't help but notice a few of them looked nervous. Some were excited, but some looked a little uneasy. I have no idea what it feels like to leave everything and everyone behind to go to a foreign country and teach people about our church.

I saw a boy and his family saying good bye one last time. It was emotional to watch. I remember. I remember what it felt like. It was very emotional. I experienced so many emotions saying good bye to Johnny. I was so happy that he chose to go on a mission. I was so sad that he would not meet my unborn little girl until she was 21 months old, I was so proud of him for doing this, I was worried about his safety, I was worried if he would lose something important, I couldn't imagine what it was going to be like to not see him for two years. Remember, I was 6 months pregnant when he left, SO all of my emotions were enhanced.

But,

he's coming home tomorrow. Tomorrow. Tomorrow. I can't believe it. Where has the time gone? What will he be like? How has he changed? I have been thinking about this for the past few weeks. I'm SOOO excited. We are all excited. Yes, Johnny is coming home to chaos, but he knows that. And really, when has our life ever been normal? He will come home to two new nieces. Eva - who is our little ball of energy, and Audrey - who is the sweetest and most beautiful little baby!

I know that Johnny has grown so much. We saw it with his first letter. Within days, we noticed a difference. I know he has grown, and he will be different. But he will still be JOhnny. He will still have a sense of humor, and he will still be super awesome. We are so excited to hear about his experiences. I know he has experienced miracles. We have too. We are sooo proud of you Elder Biesinger! Welcome home in less than 36 hours! We LOVe you!!!