We had four weeks to pack up our home and say good-bye/see ya later to our family and friends. It has been a bitter sweet experience for all of us. Most of all it's been hardest on our kids. But, after some tears and honesty we have all been able to help each other adjust to our new life.
Moving out here hasn't been as smooth and 'fun' as we had hoped. From the time we left our drive-way in San Marcos till now we've had hurdles and new 'opportunities' to deal with.
First off, we had all of our home and day to day things loaded and ready to go. Only leaving a few items we can 'wait' on behind. Hit the road to find out that one load was too heavy and we were going to have to leave half of it behind. My brother was kind enough to let us use his garage to store those boxes in. So, instead of leaving at 6am like we had planned, we hit the road about 9am. 10.5 hours later we were at our new home and it was time to sign the lease and unload the boxes.
Things seemed to be going pretty well. Jax had fallen a few times whacking his head on the floors and walls, slipping in the shower (over the excitement of the new shower), and then the biggest one ... hitting his tooth on the hearth and moving it quite a bit! Thankfully by the next day it had straightened out all on it's own. It was scary.
Then the box we had all of our important papers in, papers we needed to register the girls for school with, had been left behind. What a panic that started. The girls were scared they wouldn't be able to start school on Tuesday and didn't want to start any later than they already were. Thankfully the school allowed us to enroll them with out the paper work, knowing that we would bring it in by Thursday!
Then, J headed into Flagstaff one day in the BMW. About half way there the darn car broke down!!! Oh I forgot to mention that we had to sell T's truck the day before the move because there was an issue with the back end not being 'conected' to the rest of the frame! Down to 2 cars. Now, down to 1.
What a week! We decided to not go to church on Sunday morning (our second Sunday here. Our first week we attended Grace, in Flag) for some much needed down time. Through all of this, trial and challenge after another, God reminded me of Jeremiah 29:11. It was so comforting to be reminded that He has our best in mind and His plans are for our best, no matter what the present may look like.
So, last night we headed down to the American Flyer Coffee Company for their Sunday night worship. What a great experience it was! The owner, Brad, reminded me so much of my brother Nick. I had to fight back a couple of tears stinging the back of my eyes, because I was beginning to miss him. Brad's wife Cara, is very sweet and home schools her five kids! One of their daughters, Molly, was so excited about meeting T & K she was jumping up and down exclaiming, "Friends!" They are all looking forward to spending more time together! As we were sitting there visiting with this new couple, enjoying a cup of coffee, and worshiping, I felt God impress upon my heart that from this moment things are going to be different! Things are going to get better! How exciting!
I wanted to keep this short as to not overwhelm you, the reader, with all we have going one. Sorry! LOL I am going to try to post more frequently and in shorter amounts!
Blessings!!!
