Moving On

Yesterday we said goodbye to our little house in Spokane that we have lived in for almost eight years. Packing and cleaning took two days longer than expected, but we were so thankful for the people that came to help, and for the friends and neighbors that brought meals and coffee. As we walked through the empty rooms in our house one last time, a flood of memories came back to us....and a heaviness to be leaving our home. It's funny how attached we can get to a space, but this house has meant so much to us over the years. We have lived there since we were first married, brought home our first puppy, grieved the loss of our first kitty, and brought home a new kitty. We welcomed our three babies into this house. I'm going to miss watching them run through the sprinklers, chase garter snakes and pick up apples that fell from our tree in the back yard and plop them into a bucket. I'm going to miss watching the snow fall from the dining room window, miss our quiet street, miss our friends. We know we have exciting things ahead, but for now we grieve the closing of this chapter of life. Thank you to all of you who made this place so special.

We have moved all of our things to my parent's house in Bellevue and will pack our crates from here. We leave for Nampa, Idaho in four days for ten weeks of training before departing for Indonesia in mid-June. Please pray for the packing process and for strength and energy in the weeks ahead. We are exhausted. Please also pray that our house would sell quickly and for peace as we say goodbye to so many things, and to so many special people.