House-less
Well that's that. Our house is officially no longer ours.
I am still in disbelief that our house sold so quickly and for just under the price we were asking for it. God is so good.
It's been a whirl-wind of a week packing and having people over and packing and setting up things in Saranac and packing and closing down things in Chambersburg and... oh yeah, we did a little packing.
Last night, Brad and I sat on the hardwood floor in our empty living room eating a buffalo chicken pizza from Papa John's (which was fantastic by the way) while we waited for putty to dry on the walls. I remember a similar moment when we moved into our apartment before we had the house - sitting on the carpeted floor in the bedroom eating Coke and pretzels (a fantastic combination). Both moments have been mini intermissions during our times of significant change. They're good moments. We should take moments like that more often. Makes me wonder what the next intermission moment will look like for us in the Adirondacks.
The hubs and I drove separate cars to his parent's house after we locked up our house for the last time. Abilene happened to be in his car so I was able to have some time alone to remember and think and process and be thankful. We went the non-highway route. I like that route. It was dark and the night was cool and my windows were down. It was good for my soul.
Most people know that being in Chambersburg has been hard for us but God has done so much and has been so faithful while we were here. So many memories replayed back to back in my mind. I prayed with a thankful heart, so amazed that God allowed us to be a part of what He's done in Chambersburg. We're moving to Saranac different people because God had us in Chambersburg for the last 4 1/2 years. I'm thankful to be that different person.
We had originally planned to take another load to Saranac this weekend but the hubs is on week 3 of a cold-turned-sinus-infection and, to be honest, we're pretty pooped. While getting another load to the apartment would be productive, it's not necessary. Maybe spending this weekend together as a family will be more productive in the long run than crossing things off our "to-do" list in the short run. As a self-proclaimed list-lover, sometimes I have to remind myself of that.
We will still be in Chambersburg for a few weeks to continue wrapping things up but the move is a little more real now that our house belongs to another family. All the more reason to take time this weekend to let life sink in, to settle, to rest in the midst of this crazy schedule. All the more reason to stop and be thankful. Even if it's not in our own home anymore. For we are so blessed.
I am still in disbelief that our house sold so quickly and for just under the price we were asking for it. God is so good.
It's been a whirl-wind of a week packing and having people over and packing and setting up things in Saranac and packing and closing down things in Chambersburg and... oh yeah, we did a little packing.
Last night, Brad and I sat on the hardwood floor in our empty living room eating a buffalo chicken pizza from Papa John's (which was fantastic by the way) while we waited for putty to dry on the walls. I remember a similar moment when we moved into our apartment before we had the house - sitting on the carpeted floor in the bedroom eating Coke and pretzels (a fantastic combination). Both moments have been mini intermissions during our times of significant change. They're good moments. We should take moments like that more often. Makes me wonder what the next intermission moment will look like for us in the Adirondacks.
The hubs and I drove separate cars to his parent's house after we locked up our house for the last time. Abilene happened to be in his car so I was able to have some time alone to remember and think and process and be thankful. We went the non-highway route. I like that route. It was dark and the night was cool and my windows were down. It was good for my soul.
Most people know that being in Chambersburg has been hard for us but God has done so much and has been so faithful while we were here. So many memories replayed back to back in my mind. I prayed with a thankful heart, so amazed that God allowed us to be a part of what He's done in Chambersburg. We're moving to Saranac different people because God had us in Chambersburg for the last 4 1/2 years. I'm thankful to be that different person.
We had originally planned to take another load to Saranac this weekend but the hubs is on week 3 of a cold-turned-sinus-infection and, to be honest, we're pretty pooped. While getting another load to the apartment would be productive, it's not necessary. Maybe spending this weekend together as a family will be more productive in the long run than crossing things off our "to-do" list in the short run. As a self-proclaimed list-lover, sometimes I have to remind myself of that.
We will still be in Chambersburg for a few weeks to continue wrapping things up but the move is a little more real now that our house belongs to another family. All the more reason to take time this weekend to let life sink in, to settle, to rest in the midst of this crazy schedule. All the more reason to stop and be thankful. Even if it's not in our own home anymore. For we are so blessed.
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