Thursday was an insane day of frenetic activity. We closed on the house and then spent the next 4 hours or so clearing the rest of our stuff out of the house. We then drove a very packed car up to Mary Ellen's parents house in Port St. Lucie and dumped it in the pile already accumulated there. In between dining on mom's wonderful swordfish and a visit to Heather & Berto to say goodbye to them and six of our seven grandchildren, we sorted stacked and stored bins. We repacked our suitcases and sorted through more stuff to make sure we weren't leaving anything vital behind! Will we ever be done with sorting through stuff?
Now we are on the road as this is being typed. It didn't take long for the emotions of leaving all behind to hit. We have been too busy over the past few months and even more so, the past few weeks to process through any of the emotions of what we are doing. As we reflect on that, we find that while it is heart-wrenching to say goodbye to our children, grandchildren, parents, other family, and friends there is a peace we feel in doing what we are doing. The Lord has been most gracious to us in confirming and reconfirming this call on our lives. Family members have come to the Lord as a result of this act of obedience. Others have renewed their commitment to Him. We are amazed and excited to see God in action in such dramatic ways.
Thank you to all who have provided prayer, financial, and emotional support to us. So many of you have spoken words of encouragement and blessing into our lives. We treasure each and every one of you! Leaving your presence is the most difficult part of the process. Things will pass away - your love and friendship is what will be with us on into eternity.
Please keep us in your prayers as we travel and go through these next couple months of preparation and please let us know how we can pray for you. Love and blesssings to you all!
"The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me, because the LORD has anointed me to bring good news to the poor; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound; to proclaim the year of the LORD's favor, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all who mourn" ~ Isaiah 61:1-2
