Lost in Laundry

Thursday, March 29, 2007

After over 7 years of living in the Dallas area, we are packing up and heading West. Jonathan has accepted a Children's Pastor job with a wonderful church in Lubbock, TX. (You can read his thoughts on the move here.) It is indeed a bittersweet parting, for we have been blessed to work at a wonderful church with a wonderful church family. I know the Lord has incredible plans for their future as well. Telling our church family we are leaving is by far the most difficult thing we have ever had to do. (And by "we", I mostly mean Jonathan...because I hate being emotional and dread confrontation and I pushed it all off on him.)

We have listed our home for sale, and we'll be moving the last week of April (whether the house sells or not!). God has made himself so evident through the entire process of accepting this new position in Lubbock, and I know he will continue to be faithful as He works out the details of selling our home. I just hope He does it in such a way that I can say, "Wow, God! You worked that out so quickly and painlessly!" and not "Thank you Lord for increasing my faith while we waited for many expectant months for our home to sell." Either way, all I have been given is truly all I need, and I am thankful.

Funny stories about telling the boys we're moving:

We sat the boys down to talk with them about the fact that our family was moving. Ryan immediately asked, "And Zack's going too, right?!?" Zack is our family dog and unfortunately...umm...well...how do I put this....well, no. He's not going with us. I knew we would have to break this to the kids at some point, but I wasn't ready for it to be the very first question he asked! Zack really is a good dog, but he got bigger than the shelter told us he would get, and he sheds. We have only had poodles prior to Zack the mutt (poodles do not shed), and we did not realize how badly shedding would irritate us. Additionally, we will be moving to an apartment for a few months, and Zack would not fare well without a backyard to romp and play in, since, let's face it, I would not be finding the time to take him out on walks. We are looking for a good home for him. Anyone want a cute little dog to call their own?

About three hours after we had told the kids we would be moving, Dylan started crying. When I asked what was wrong, he hesitatingly said, "[quiet sniffle] But....well....[loud outburst] I love my bed!!!" I realized that he didn't know that all of our belongings would be coming with us to Lubbock. The one time we visited we just hopped on a place and stayed in a hotel, so I guess I understand his confusion. When I assured him that his bed would be coming with us, he asked, "And my toys too?" Hmm...I guess I will need to do my planned "toy purge" sometime when he's not around. Giving up his dog and seeing his mom give away half of his toys might be too much for one kid to take. (Although, the last time I packed up a ton of their stuff and gave it away, they never even noticed.)

He really does love his bunk bed.

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3 Comments:

Steph had this to say:: How exciting for your family! I am eager to hear how God uses your family in this new area of Texas. It is truly a mission field down there, no? ;-); March 30, 2007 11:37 AM
Margo had this to say:: Wow! Is it starting to become real yet? I will be praying for a smooth transition. With our move, Nathanael has definitely had the toughest time with the move ("this school isn't as cool as my last school" "I like my house in Waterville, Maine better than this one"). Since Ryan and Nathanael are about the same age, I will especially pray for Ryan!; March 31, 2007 8:03 AM
Gombojav Tribe had this to say:: We recently moved. When we were unpacking the children's things in the new place the little one kept saying things like, "This is just like my truck! I have one of these at my house!" We kept having to remind him that these were his things!; March 31, 2007 9:58 PM