Progress

I think we are doing better. Some restless nights and melancholy moments, but overall, we are more at peace with this. For the last two days, we have gone bike riding. We've gotten wet and muddy, and had a grand time doing so. Yesterday, we rode around town for atleast 2.5 hours. Things always look better after the endorphins kick in...

I've packed more boxes, said more goodbyes and cleaned more. It is hard to believe there is anything left to clean, but the kids always find something new to take out.

It would be easier to leave everything on the floor until it goes in the box, but we were kind tenants and gave the new landlord extra notice of vacancy. He has been showing the house for over a week and half. The first time, he tried to call at dinner time and showed up with prospects two hours later. That would be 8 o clock. I was not happy. We let him in and I told him he would not be allowed to enter again under those circumstances. He is quite flaky and has made several appointments and then changed them. I SO miss the old property manager. He was great. A no problem kind of guy who always said I'll take care of it and did. He would not have been parading people through our home unnecessarily. Oh well. Them's the days...


Bottom line of all this rambling...We've acknowledged every downside and upside to this move. We still think we are moving. We wish we felt better about Orlando, but we don't. Maybe we just picked the wrong destination...

I am being told in different ways and times to trust God with everything. It's neat that each messanger is completely unaware of the others. I am left to wonder if I am to trust God to carry us through to the next adventure or to take care of things in other places and stay where we were sent. Have we learned enough here to go on to the next spot? Or should we continue to bloom in Bloomington?

My mom used to say," You think too much." This could very well be true. But then again, it may not be. I may think just enough to get myself in trouble. Today, I still contemplated the choices, but I put in a bigger mix of praise and adoration for a God who can see every twist, turn and stumble and always wants to hold my hand. Maybe that's my lesson for the day. If so, can I go home and take a nap now?