Out and In

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

We are OUT of the parsonage (pulled out of the driveway at 2:34 a.m. last night/this morning)

And we are IN our house (pulled in the driveway at 3:08 a.m. last night/this morning)

God was with us in the transition

And I am SO THANKFUL for God's providence that Rob and I had this house for 6 years before his death

But it was so very hard to leave the parsonage

Even when we were FINALLY ready to leave 

The kids did not want to leave

So we walked around the house 

Talking about the empty rooms - when they were not empty - 

About when one family member was not missing

And me reminding them that the empty rooms aren't what holds our memories

After an hour of walking around empty rooms, taking pictures of each other in those rooms, Luke taking videos with the iPad, and some crying, we finally left

The kids asked to stay and watch as the garage door closed one last time - so we did

It's always hard to move.

But it's so much harder to disassemble a family life together knowing that, this time, when we get to the new place we will be starting a different family life without one of its members.