SO much to do, so little time to post.
Life has jumped into fast forward mode for us.
It seems to always be an adventure - one crazy thing after another.
This July, we traveled to Colorado and discovered that our sweet little yellow house, was actually being used for a commercial pot growing operation. Our tenant insisted that he never smoked it, (the house reeked) and told me that he only used it for medicinal purposes, and put it in his smoothies, unfortunately for him, the carpet didn't lie like he did.
In the end, my husband spent a few fine days in Colorado, begging our tenant to leave (in the end we had to pay for a hotel so he would leave), ripping out carpet, repainting and fixing up our home there.
We were gratefully able to sale it in October, and have (sadly) closed the Colorado chapter of our lives.
Sniff - so many good memories and things learned there, and sweet ones we love(d).
The same day that our house sold, my husband received a job offer in the state of Washington. Yep, as in - the other side of the nation - the polar other side of the nation.
We all traveled there on a house hunting trip, and saw a lot of homes in the Tri-Cities area and we are excited to be moving there next month. That said, there's SO much to do here in Florida. So many beaches we haven't visited, so many items on my bucket list that will have to wait until we move back (along with lots of packing, cleaning, and getting yet another home ready to sale).
I really love Florida, and am so sad to be leaving. It has been a crucible here. We've experienced a lot of really hard things, but we've also definitively seen God's hand in our lives, and we've been so touched by the kindness of others here.
As we were thinking and pondering such a big move for our family, we went to the temple, looking for some heavenly insights. I was a little distracted, and not very focused, but one thought that very distinctively came into my mind is that God is a creator, planner, and preparer. Before sending us to earth, He created every single minute detail down to the T. Planned it, and executed it. He planned the rivers, streams, insects, fish, larvae, grass, flowers, lava to create land, weather systems, and even that pesky mosquito. Every single minute detail.
I realized that if God was sending us to Washington, He would have also prepared before sending us there. But then I argued (in my head), "But I don't even know anyone there in that area!" And then, suddenly, I remembered a sweet missionary from our church who we had been close with, who 'might have been from somewhere in Washington'?
Leaving the temple, I shared this with my husband, and texted this young man (who completed his mission about 5 years ago). Amazingly, this young man was from the exact area we were looking at moving to. He put us in touch with his parents, who were so kind and sweet and helpful with information. They've been such a blessing to us, and I've learned that Heavenly Father prepares all needful things if we are just patient, and look for His hand in our lives.
My boxes are calling my name - and so our adventure continues...next stop Washington!
Life has jumped into fast forward mode for us.
It seems to always be an adventure - one crazy thing after another.
This July, we traveled to Colorado and discovered that our sweet little yellow house, was actually being used for a commercial pot growing operation. Our tenant insisted that he never smoked it, (the house reeked) and told me that he only used it for medicinal purposes, and put it in his smoothies, unfortunately for him, the carpet didn't lie like he did.
In the end, my husband spent a few fine days in Colorado, begging our tenant to leave (in the end we had to pay for a hotel so he would leave), ripping out carpet, repainting and fixing up our home there.
We were gratefully able to sale it in October, and have (sadly) closed the Colorado chapter of our lives.
Sniff - so many good memories and things learned there, and sweet ones we love(d).
The same day that our house sold, my husband received a job offer in the state of Washington. Yep, as in - the other side of the nation - the polar other side of the nation.
We all traveled there on a house hunting trip, and saw a lot of homes in the Tri-Cities area and we are excited to be moving there next month. That said, there's SO much to do here in Florida. So many beaches we haven't visited, so many items on my bucket list that will have to wait until we move back (along with lots of packing, cleaning, and getting yet another home ready to sale).
I really love Florida, and am so sad to be leaving. It has been a crucible here. We've experienced a lot of really hard things, but we've also definitively seen God's hand in our lives, and we've been so touched by the kindness of others here.
As we were thinking and pondering such a big move for our family, we went to the temple, looking for some heavenly insights. I was a little distracted, and not very focused, but one thought that very distinctively came into my mind is that God is a creator, planner, and preparer. Before sending us to earth, He created every single minute detail down to the T. Planned it, and executed it. He planned the rivers, streams, insects, fish, larvae, grass, flowers, lava to create land, weather systems, and even that pesky mosquito. Every single minute detail.
I realized that if God was sending us to Washington, He would have also prepared before sending us there. But then I argued (in my head), "But I don't even know anyone there in that area!" And then, suddenly, I remembered a sweet missionary from our church who we had been close with, who 'might have been from somewhere in Washington'?
Leaving the temple, I shared this with my husband, and texted this young man (who completed his mission about 5 years ago). Amazingly, this young man was from the exact area we were looking at moving to. He put us in touch with his parents, who were so kind and sweet and helpful with information. They've been such a blessing to us, and I've learned that Heavenly Father prepares all needful things if we are just patient, and look for His hand in our lives.
My boxes are calling my name - and so our adventure continues...next stop Washington!
1 comment:
OK, Mare! Thanks for finally posting. I was a little worried.
Well, here is a little tidbit for you about WA. Remember my cello?
How could you forget ANY cello in the world, right?
I gave it away to a little boy from Shoreline, WA this summer. So it's there, probably not far from you. He and his dad visited us this summer. The dad is a childhood friend of my oldest son. We have kept in touch with the family by Facebook. I knew that the boy played the cello. When they arrived here I asked about his music. Dad said that they were going to have to get the kid an adult size cello. Right away I opened my mouth and said, "Well I have one I have been thinking about giving to a local elementary school orchestra." The deed was done and they drove away later with my cello. I have since seen one photo of the boy playing it. I did ask for some video of him, too. We'll see if I get any. I would love to know where you are now. Life is funny. It's so easy to lose contact, even with social media. Cat
ps. You could see the kid and the cello on my Flickr page, you know.
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