It's Time For A Change

We were busy emptying out the house; piece by piece. No one realized Little T was on the couch until his head popped up. "People are taking stuff everywhere and I don't understand what's going on. I am SO confused!" Bless his heart, he had no idea he was voicing Grandma's feelings as well.

It is a mega season change in our lives; one that has been hovering on the horizon for a few years now. You know how one season blends into another without much notice and then one day you wake up and snow is everywhere, or it is 80 degrees at 9:00 in the morning? It's then you realize, the season really has changed. I think that's where we are. Still not sure though, if it's snow or hot because I'm not sure which direction the season is going.

Seriously, we have sold our beautiful home, given away or sold truck loads of 'stuff,' filled up a very, very large trailer-sized dumpster, two pods, two storage units, and one basement. The rest came with us. Let me say right here, storage units are right up there with laundromats. Necessary, useful, hot, miserable and annoying. Having said that, I am thankful for them. It's a new experience to 'run by the storage unit.' Please tell me this aspect of our new season is temporary.

We decided to make this move because we are not as young as we once were. The house seemed to get bigger every time we cleaned it, the yard grew so big there wasn't enough grass to cover it and bare spots popped up everywhere. Then, of all things, the steps going down to the lower level got higher and steeper and took much more energy to descend and then ascend again. On top of all that, our once young and lively brood of grandchildren decided to grow up. Of course we have a few that are still young enough to think sleeping at Grandma's house is really cool, and for that we are very thankful, but most of them prefer their girls, their cars, college and/or their jobs. Shudder.

So, here we are. In between houses, but not in between homes, thanks to family who love us. We can only pray they continue to love us long enough for us to find a new place. Or, maybe when our time runs out here, we can move on to the next family. The upside is, no housework, no yard work, no cooking .....hey this isn't so bad after all!

God is faithful in every season and His love and grace are sufficient for any challenge.