Sunday, January 02, 2011

Back

I know, you almost gave up on me.
But I'm here. I'm home. I'm back.

Our trip back to our other city and "home" is history. We were away for 6 weeks.
We...

-reconnected with old friends
-spent many, many hours on the road
-dealt with (and are still dealing with) sickness
-thoroughly enjoyed Christmas with my family
-played outside a lot, which included snowmobiling and sledding
-drank lots of coffee
-ate supper with many, many different people
-got tired of hotels (imagine that)
-listened to hours and hours of Odyssey cds
-enjoyed being guests
-forgot to take pictures
-survived 80 hours in the van
-are happy to be home

Now it is time to think about...

-packing
-listing the house for sale
-sending the kids back to school
-finding a place to rent for our year in limbo
-how to spend my time
-who to connect with in the next 6 months
-what God is putting in my hand today
-keeping my kids openly communicating/processing another move
-settling down for real (only 18 more months, God willing!)
-exercising again
-everything we want to see and do on the East coast

I am so thankful that God has 2011 in His competent hands. As much as I don't look forward to another transition, I have no fear or anxiety. God has proven Himself to us time and again!

7 comments:

rachelslab said...

It was GREAT seeing you, and yeah, more time would gave been wonderful. Let's keep talking about the fall. = ) Good to read your update. Funny how soon 18 months can feel when you've been living in limbo for so long, eh?

angie said...

Yay! You are all home safe and sound. I hope you all recover from sickness soon. I'm looking forward to you being closer. It'll still be far, but seems SO much closer than where you are now! But I'm sad for all the people there who will, undoubtedly, be so sad to see you leave.

LaRonda said...

Yeah! Glad to hear you made it back safely and had a fun time with family. Sounds like you have a lot of transition coming up. I will be praying for you. We just signed up on skype so maybe we can chat sometime :)

Anonymous said...

Glad to hear you are safe and sound. I heard about all the bad weather out there. Did it effect your travels at all?
It was so GOOD to see you guys. Sorry we never got a proper goodbye. We will continue to pray for you as you wrap up your last 6 months and prepare for a new adventure.
Love you guys.
Jenn

Sabrina said...

So good to hear from you! Keep blogging!

Karla said...

Hi, hope you guys are feeling better. Wow, sounds like a big year, but don't worry, we'll be here for you. :) (So come on over, whenever you want.)

Jennifer M said...

You guys are in my thought. God will lead you as you make the many decisions that lay ahead.