Well we started packing yesterday and I found myself in an odd place emotionally. I was thinking of when we first saw this house and how I was struck by all of the wood it. It is so beautiful! There are hardwood floors in most of the downstairs and each frame or entry way has large wood framing and there are built in bookshelves that separate the living room from the dining room. It is really striking when it is all cleaned up. I am excited to be moving into town but there is a part of me that is grieving as well. We have good memories in this house and with the churches we have served here. There are so many people we have grown to love and care for in the short time we have been here. I thank God for sending us here and I am so thankful to the people of the churches we serve for accepting us and loving us and always doing whatever they could to make us at home. There is joy and sadness all at the same time. As we prepare for the unknown I pray that we will remember who the source of our strength is. God Bless!

It doesn't get more real than this!

Since August of this year my husband has been preparing to re-join the army. He has 9 years of prior service and now will be serving as a Chaplain. He went yesterday and got his physical and everything has gone very well. If everything goes as planned he will going to school in January. My husband told the church this Sunday that we would be leaving he will continue to pastor the two churches we are at until The end of December. We have blessed to have already found a place to live in the town where the kids attend school and we will be moving there in a couple of weeks. Life is one big adventure after another and just when you think that you've got it figured out God let's you know that he's still in charge. I am so thankful for his never ending grace. In all my wandering and times of doubt he is steadfast and faithful. Father, I thank you for always being just within my reach and for always reminding me that you are the author and perfecter of my faith. I pray that my actions, words and deeds would glorify you as we begin this part of the journey that you have for us!