It's amazing how two months can pass by just like that. Poof! They're gone. These past ones have been very busy for us. We sold off almost all of our belongings for the third time in five years. This process gets more complicated and emotional with the addition of kids. It's not easy saying goodbye to things and places that have so many memories. But at the end of the process there's also a pretty incredible sense of freedom. Because you realize, once again, that it's just stuff.
After getting rid of everything, we moved out of our lovely rental house and moved in with Jono's parents. Not many people are blessed with in-laws they enjoy living with, but I am. We stayed with them for a few weeks and started saying our goodbyes to everyone in Macon, GA. Even thinking about this part makes me weepy. Our church, Life Center, is amazing. We've never been a part of a community that does life together like these folks do, and they loved on us all year. We miss them more than we can say. The wonderful thing is that we still feel like we're a part of this church in spite of the distance. It's the kind of thing that miles just can't separate.
Since saying goodbye, we've relocated to Snow Camp, North Carolina. What? You haven't heard of it? That's okay. Neither have a lot of other people who live in this state. It's out in the country, 30 minutes from anything and everything. Closest grocery store? 12 miles. Actually, it's pretty remarkable where we can get in 30 minutes~Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, Burlington, Greensboro, etc. So even though it appears isolated, there are lots of places to explore and do our errands. We just have to plan a little better than we used to.
We'll be living here for several months while fundraising. I will post some pictures of the place where we are living on my next blog.
We are preparing to depart for Spain! As we near the end of our fundraising, we are being told that January to March is a realistic timeline. We are so excited that the end is in sight and that we'll be headed back overseas soon!
We are preparing to depart for Spain! As we near the end of our fundraising, we are being told that January to March is a realistic timeline. We are so excited that the end is in sight and that we'll be headed back overseas soon!
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| G started shaving |
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| Cutie Pie |
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| The boys |
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| Working on our computers |
