Decompress

After weeks of stress between moving, selling the house, and finishing work, I find myself in a mode of decompressing or some might say 'destressing'. There are still several things in our life that remain uncertain, but God is continuing to teach me to trust Him. I've been a believer most of my life, so believing in God comes easy, but it has only been in the past year, that I have found a deep trust in Him. Trusting in His plan each step of the way is definitely getting easier. When you have been praying and believing for something, it's almost like reading a book, and there is a part of me that wants to know how the story ends. Sometimes God doesn't give us that word of confirmation that helps us know how the story ends. Sometimes He gives us just enough to turn the page and read the next chapter. One chapter at a time, each one requiring more faith. The closer to the end you get the more you hope that it all ends the way you want it to. Sometimes the ending isn't what we think it should be, but we learn to trust that God's ending is better than ours.

Now off the philosphophical note-so far my time has been spent unpacking and settling in. It's nice to not have an agenda, although I'm certain my time will be full. I will be helping Kyle with his business a few days a week, and then help my dad with his business some. In the meantime, my sister gets married in 2 months, so there are lots of final details to work out, and then we are building a house on top of it all. Although, I'm not using my master's degree at the moment, it's nice to take a little sabbatical and do something different, which also allows me a little more flexibility.

We are Nashvillians!

On Friday we loaded the first pod (portable on demand) system, which by the way is definitely the way to move when you're house isn't going to be ready for 6 more months. Then Saturday we had lots of friends who really love us show up to help us finish loading. The guys loaded all the stuff, and the girls helped me clean the house. We were completely done by 2pm. Thank you to everyone who came and helped us. It meant so much to us, and relieved a lot of stress as well. Since we finished so early, we decided to go ahead and get on the road. We made it to the halfway mark in Macon, Georgia. We then woke up Sunday morning and made it to Nashville by 1 pm. The entire trip went without a hitch. Even the dogs did great! They are extremely excited about their new surroundings, and are trying to adjust to their cousin "Lucy" (my parent's old bassett hound). Anyway, it's nice to be back home. It's strange being back, so far it just feels like we are here visiting, but somehow I have my car to drive around. I think after a few days of being here, it will set in that we aren't on vacation.

Our house sold!

So it is now setting in that we are actually moving. After weeks of house showings and trying to keep the house immaculate, we accepted an offer on the house last Saturday. What a relief it is to have sold our house! We have known for a while that God was calling us back to Nashville, but the timing has been the question. Selling the house was the confirmation that I was looking for to know that the time is now! Mom showed up today to help pack, and my last day at my job is Friday. (A little word of advice: when moving, let your last day of work be a few days before you move, not the day before :) I'll keep everyone posted!
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We are moving!

Finally, we have a moving date! The last weekend in January (probably the 27th or 28th), Kyle, Kristy, java, & maggie will load up and head back to Nashville. Our house hasn't sold yet, but we are confident that it will. Our house in Nashville is underway, they are already framing. Until it's ready, we will be living with my parents. I will miss my friends in Florida, but I am ready to be back near family. I'm most looking forward to starting fresh. This past year has been so difficult in some ways, I am anxious to start a new year in a new environment. I'll keep you updated.