Feeling the Love

With the craziness of a life with three young children, I don't think that I truly appreciated how many friends I really have. I was so caught up with my busy schedule which did include seeing so many of you, but I didn't realize how full my life is with wonderful people.

Of course, my family has been a constant blessing throughout my life and a source of unfathomable love. What is surprising to me though is how over the course of only a few years I have met and grown close with so many great people who fill my days with joy and contentment.

Until a few years ago, I was never one to have many friends. Some are shocked to discover that deep down, I am an introvert...meaning I am quiet by nature and prefer alone time over social settings. I do think that I have become less so with age, thankfully. I've been fortunate to discover creative and spiritual passions that have drawn me to discover so many of you.

Moving Day

Today was moving day for us...well at least for our stuff! It took 3 moving men 6 hours to pack and load 82 boxes into the big moving truck. From here, our boxes will be transported to a warehouse in Connecticut to be divided between 2 cargo boxes, one for air and one for sea transport.

We don't get transported until Thurday evening. So for now we are living with my parents and getting the house cleaned up.

Saying Goodbye

I can't believe the week of our move has finally arrived. It's been a sad few weeks as we've been saying "goodbye" to so many of our friends and family.  Today was a tough one, as it was our last day at our church.  We were so blessed to see so many of our friends there.  What's making it a lot easier for me is that we will be home for Christmas, and that's not really too far away.  A few months seems so much shorter than 2 years. 

Our plans are to come home at least once a year, perhaps twice.  Fortunately, Sean's sister is coming to visit in November, we'll be home for Christmas, then we hope to have both Sean's and my parents visit in March and April. We would love for friends to visit too!

I'm sure the time will fly by.  I'm really looking forward to staying connected with all of you through this blog.  Please comment on the blog or stay in touch with email.  We are so blessed with technology that can allow us to so easily and affordably stay in touch with each other. 

We will miss all of you so much!  Well, I'd better get some sleep, the movers come tomorrow and we fly out Thursday afternoon.  It'll be interesting to see how the kids adjust to the time delay.  I'll keep you posted!

The Beginning

So it all began one March afternoon with an evening text message from my husband..."Need to talk to you about a job in the UK."  My first thought....is he insane? And so began a very emotional few weeks as we grappled with this decision.  Here we are, in my view, one of the most blessed families on the planet.  We have a wonderful marriage, 3 beautiful children.  We love our life here, our family nearby, our church, our home, our schools.  I've recently found a role in the community that is fulfilling and rewarding.  Why change? 

It all came down to the fact that this is an opportunity that so few are given.  It is so outside of our comfort zone, so scary, so unknown.  But what an adventure it will be.  We will all experience a different life and see parts of the world that I had assumed I wouldn't see for decades. And it's temporary. Two years.  Two years that will fly by. And when in the midst of our decision, a friend reminded me that "no matter where we are on the planet, God is still holding us in the palm of His hand."  I can't help but think that there is a reason that we are being given this opportunity. I can't wait for God to reveal it to us.