As I read your post of 4/14, I thought "Wow, that could be me!" (except I collect bees, of course).  I was shocked at how much your letter sounded like me, even planting flowers and building a fence for the dog.   :)
 
We have recently sold our home of 35 years and are getting ready to build a new home on the land my grandparents owned.  Even though we are looking forward to this new adventure and it is the desire of our hearts, it doesn't seem that big of a deal somehow. The Rapture is constantly on my mind.
 
The Doves are such a blessing.  Very few people in the church I attend are looking for the Rapture or at least looking for it in the near future.  I read the site every day.
 
Hope to meet all of you in the air very soon,
Bea