Friday, July 18, 2008

God is good and moving sucks

After three days of packing, cleaning, walk-throughs, home inspections, loading, unloading, driving, & dealing with buyers, sellers, realtors, storage people, uhaul folks, banks, etc. we now have four storage units in two different states and are living out of our suitcases for the next three weeks - two of which I will be in camp. Dave Willis and I used to use the word bumfuzzeled. I guess that's how we feel right now. I really thought I was going to punch a realtor in the neck yesterday while trying to close on our house in Newport News and I'm pretty sure my neighbors heard me cuss in the back yard, ("sorry" - an old Alan Woodward reference that only he, Dave Willis and I would understand)

And at the end of the day the one redeeming thing that helped us get though it all were our friends and family. Wayne played Tetris with our stuff and the back of a UHAUL, Aaron giggled everything onto the truck, Phil Murdock even showed up. (We will never get that futon back together that he took apart) My parents were great. Our neighbors were wonderful even though we were leaving. (we are really gonna miss them) And then Bonnie's folks kept the girls the whole time with a lot going on. Jason Kirkman never acted like I was losing my mind when I changed the plan 25 times on Wednesday and Thursday. Then showed up with Richard on Friday and helped us move into storage. Levi almost got divorced trying to figure a way to help us out and then Chuck Holton showed up.

One story and I might try to sleep. We have been really nervous about our girls leaving everything they know and moving. We have been breaking the news to them slowly and this week started talking about our "new" house. We took them this morning with us to the home inspection to let them see it and maybe get excited about where we are going so that when they realize that we are not going back to our "old" house things will seem better in some way. So I am outside with the inspector and the girls are running around the yard when Mary Catherine (our new neighbor) walks over and asks the girls if they would like to come over and swing with her 5 year old daughter. It was a really nice gesture and something for our girls to look forward to. I'm sure that we have a few tears ahead of us and the next few weeks will be hard living out of a suitcase, but I believe God worked out those details so that Ella and Jane would have a smoother transition.

God is good and moving sucks.

5 comments:

Levi said...

hey can I come live with you My wife kicked me out? Hey sorry it didn't work out for me to help you. If you need anything please call me. Also the elders here want to get up with you about your work so give me a shout.

David H. Willis said...

Wow! I didn't realize you were out already. Are you in NC for good now? Give me a shout when you a get a chance. Also, Delmarva Family Camp hasn't changed a bit. It was a good time.

Gerrard Fess said...

Dude ...how'd you get your house to sell so fast? Still trying to sell mine and well living out of a suitcase isn't too bad. We move this weekend.

Taylor said...

hey bub,

So, could you email me your cell again. I only stored your office #, I just realized. I suck.

I wanna know how things are going with all your new stuff, but I know your busy. Call whenever you are free. Later man.

granadaCoder said...

Just try not to mimic this TwoRivers:
http://www.wsmv.com/news/14134254/detail.html

A pastor above Matthew 18 (in his own mind anyways), factions, lawsuits. Yuck!

I'm confident your TwoRivers will bring glory to God. And will say a prayer for your transition.

Rock on!

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Sloan