I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and a very Happy New Year! I can't believe that the holidays are already over...I feel like we were just getting into it when suddenly it's over. We had a nice holiday... Ben did a lot of plowing because of all the snow, but he enjoys it so it's good.
Now that January is here, the ball is beginning to role for us to get ourselves ready to head out on the road at the end of the month. I am very excited with a mix of a lot of other emotions too! It's hard to not get overwhelmed with trying to move into an RV...having to go through everything we own and decided what to take with us, what will actually fit into an RV, what to put in storage at my sister's house and what to sell or give away. It's also hard, because do you give everything away, knowing that you may one day need that one thing you just gave away if we are ever going to live in an actual apartment or house someday in the future?
Wisdom. We need wisdom as we sort through our entire lives possessions and decided what is worth keeping, taking or leaving behind.
I think it will actually be very refreshing once we are all done. I love getting ride of "stuff" so I look forward to being at the end of the cleansing process. However, while in the middle of it...all I can say is STRESS!!
I am also beginning to feel the pains of actually leaving friends and family. This happens to me anytime I am changing seasons in life. I love change and look forward to embracing it, but that doesn't mean that it's easy all of the time or that I am not sad that I will be away from a lot of my family and friends for an extended period of time.
The end of the month will be here before I know it! I ask that you would join Ben and I in prayer as we enter into this new season of life.
Please pray:
-For wisdom as we go through our stuff
-For all the emotion and stress that comes with moving and change
-Protection for our marriage. That we would be able to work together as we move into the RV and head out on the road
-For all the details that need to be taken care of before we go
We hope to leave at the end of January (no specific date as of yet). We will be heading down to Florida for two gatherings. We are not sure where we will go after that...we have to wait upon the Lord and see what is happening once we are down south. We hope to be back in Minneapolis in May for about a month before heading out the the National Gathering in June-July.
Love and Peace,
Ben and T
