Sunday musings…

A really quiet Sunday, a very unusual thing of late…and though I tried to rest as much as I could I found I couldn’t resist packing a bit more, and checking on a few things and generally trying to cross a thing or two off the “to do” list. Time here seems so short, and really at this point we are as packed as we can be and still function day to day in the house, but there’s also an urgency to get to Mexico and begin the work God has for us there. Which is why I find I can’t sit still, even on a day when my fibromyalgia has kicked up with a vengeance.

We had a farewell kind of evening last night…the celebration of our recently widowed brother-in-law Ronnie’s 55th birthday. His older daughter hosted the dinner at her new house and cooked her first family event meal. She did a fine job too: steaks, baked potatoes, salad and pumpkin creme pie for dessert. But during the evening I kept thinking: this will be the last time we do this for a while…we need to savor the time with these guys! By the time the next birthday in that end of the family rolls around next spring, we’ll be living in another country.

Our house hit the market on Tuesday and the Realtor expects it will sell within a month. He cautioned that the once “red hot” market here has slowed considerably in recent weeks so we shouldn’t expect it to sell instantly as many homes have over that last few months. We remind ourselves that the house will sell when God ordains it and not before. We are content with that. His timing is perfect and will suit us just fine. We’ve been praying that another Christian family will buy it.

I have just a three day work week this week because Veteran’s day falls on my regular day off so I get Thursday as well, and I plan to dedicate it to getting a couple of my Perspectives lessons off to my instructor. I have a lot of the reading done, but need to buckle down and do the exams and essays for what I’ve read so far! Friday we have appointments with our Thrivent guy and a lawyer, trying to clear up any loose ends before we leave the country!! Then on Sunday, we’ll host our small group from church at our house. Another farewell kind of evening I’m sure, even though we’ll continue to see them at church and will have other gatherings at the other homes, but this will be the final one at our place. It’s sinking in that we’ve begun our good-byes.

Soon enough, we’ll begin our hellos too: a new country, state, city, home, new fellow-workers, new neighbors and friends, new language, new culture…lots of “new” in our immediate future. Exciting stuff.