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!