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Here I am, sitting in my nearly empty office and the reality is really starting to hit me......we're moving. Gosh, it sure is scary.
For those of you whom I haven't told we're moving to Madison, WI. I've traveled a lot in my lifetime but I've never once been to the state of Wisconsin. It's crazy moving into the unknown.
The last 2 weeks have been so busy as we've tried to get rid of crap and pack up the stuff we don't need now to put into storage. We're working really hard to get our house ready to put on the market. With the market as rough as it is we need all the help we can get! Assuming all goes well and we sell our house in a timely manner we're planning on being in Madison by July. Please pray that our house sells so we're not still here next year at this time!
Everything has happened so fast....to the news that Chris & Christina were leaving and then the realization that God wanted us to go with them, and now as we prepare to pack up our belongings and sell our cutie little house everything is running in fast forward mode. If someone would have told me a month ago that I would be preparing to move to a city I've never even been to I wouldn't have even believed them. I've been sensing for a long time that we were in a season of change but I never expected that this is what that change would look like.
It's exciting but extremely scary. We're leaving the comforts of good jobs - steve's with GREAT benefits, family, friends, a nice house and an overall comfortable lifestyle. We're moving to a new city where we don't know anyone, don't have any jobs, and we'll probably spend more for a tiny 1 bedroom condo then we did for our nice 3 bedroom house...the future is completely unknown!
In a wordly sense I know it's crazy. The world says that as you age your supposed to move up in life. Every step is supposed to be a step towards great successes, but we feel with such a passion in our hearts that we are called to this city, called to the university students there, called to planting this church and called to the relationships of the friends we'll be going with. Yes, it does seem crazy but one thing I've learned as I've grown closer to Jesus over the years is to never expect that life will be anything but simple when it's submitted completely to Jesus.
I would be a liar to say that I'm not overwhelmed and scared, but daily I make the choice to live in faith rather than fear!
For those of you whom I haven't told we're moving to Madison, WI. I've traveled a lot in my lifetime but I've never once been to the state of Wisconsin. It's crazy moving into the unknown.
The last 2 weeks have been so busy as we've tried to get rid of crap and pack up the stuff we don't need now to put into storage. We're working really hard to get our house ready to put on the market. With the market as rough as it is we need all the help we can get! Assuming all goes well and we sell our house in a timely manner we're planning on being in Madison by July. Please pray that our house sells so we're not still here next year at this time!
Everything has happened so fast....to the news that Chris & Christina were leaving and then the realization that God wanted us to go with them, and now as we prepare to pack up our belongings and sell our cutie little house everything is running in fast forward mode. If someone would have told me a month ago that I would be preparing to move to a city I've never even been to I wouldn't have even believed them. I've been sensing for a long time that we were in a season of change but I never expected that this is what that change would look like.
It's exciting but extremely scary. We're leaving the comforts of good jobs - steve's with GREAT benefits, family, friends, a nice house and an overall comfortable lifestyle. We're moving to a new city where we don't know anyone, don't have any jobs, and we'll probably spend more for a tiny 1 bedroom condo then we did for our nice 3 bedroom house...the future is completely unknown!
In a wordly sense I know it's crazy. The world says that as you age your supposed to move up in life. Every step is supposed to be a step towards great successes, but we feel with such a passion in our hearts that we are called to this city, called to the university students there, called to planting this church and called to the relationships of the friends we'll be going with. Yes, it does seem crazy but one thing I've learned as I've grown closer to Jesus over the years is to never expect that life will be anything but simple when it's submitted completely to Jesus.
I would be a liar to say that I'm not overwhelmed and scared, but daily I make the choice to live in faith rather than fear!
2 Comments:
I've lurked your blog a few times here and there and wanted to let you know that I know what you're going thru! My husband and I moved from the STL area to Madison 2 years ago. It's a great place. If you have any questions I'd love to try and answer them. I know what it's like not knowing anyone and having limited resources for help!
What????? You're moving? I guess that's what happens when I don't talk to you for 2 weeks!
We need to get coffee so you can tell me all the details about how this came up!
Are they going to hire a new worship pastor at your church? You guys do so much there I can't imagine what it will be like without you!
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