I can't believe that in just two days the movers will come to start loading our belongings into their trucks and we will be officially on our way to Utah.
Moving is no joke! It is the most difficult thing we have done in a very long time. Alan has been such a trooper through this whole thing. With my back problems, I have been limited on what I can do, but Alan has really picked up the pace and has worked non-stop for weeks now. I believe he made 6 trips to the dump with our utility trailer full of items we needed to get rid of. We then got a dumpster here for a couple of weeks and filled it up three times. It seems like more and more junk just appears and it is a never-ending-job getting rid of it all. This nightmare will be over soon...but then the fun will begin of moving into the new home and find just the right place for each object. Hmmm....maybe we should have dumped more of our belongings so we won't have to find a place for them in Utah. Haha!
Our house has been in chaos for weeks.
This picture was our first casualty!
Right now we can hardly find room in the kitchen to prepare a meal!
This, too, shall pass! I keep telling myself that this nightmare will be over soon. I don't do well with chaos. I like order in my life and I haven't had it for a while. What am I to learn from this experience? Patience and longsuffering, I guess. It has taught me to not wait 28 years to start throwing away things we no longer use or need. Oh, I've learned a lot through this process of preparing for a move. One thing is for certain...I never want to have to move again! I'm done with moving!!!
On the bright side, I had a personal experience with prayer the other night that I will share here. I was having my nightly conversation with God and He confirmed to me that he orchestrated our move and that we are in the house and ward we are in for a purpose. In my mind, I heard him say "Joan, you just wait and see, you are going to love your new ward." This message brought peace to my soul. One concern of mine had been whether we would fit in with our new ward or not. This message directly from God put my mind at ease. Although I am leaving so many friends in the ward here and I will know absolutely no one in my new ward, I now know that things will work out for my good. With God on my side, I know that everything will be just fine!
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