Moving Day

If you would please say a prayer for us today and tomorrow as we will be moving. It may or may not be a two day process with the movers depending on how long it takes and how tired the guys are, but at any rate it will be quite a while before we are done looking at boxes.



What a blessing that our neighbor Dottie, quite possibly the sweetest lady on earth, after my grandmothers of course, has willingly offered to watch Maria while the craziness is going on. We all agreed Maria might just be a bit too helpful if she were around! She also offered to bring over our plants that we are attempting to transfer to Culver in her wagon...hopefully they make it, there is some nice stuff already growing that we can't wait to eat! We will miss Dottie so much!

We have plenty to praise God for; surrogate grandma's when you need them.

depressing views

Yes, this is what our house is starting to look like...kind of depressing, but it means progress is being made in the box filling category. The moving company sent their rep. yesterday and it looks like we will move on the 14/15th. He said if we get it all loaded and his guys aren't too beat we could do it all on the 14th instead of an overnight move since it is only an hour from here. So here's to hoping we get it all done quickly. I have sent out postcards to those I have snail mail addresses for and an email for the others, but if you don't get either by next week drop me a line and let me know and I can get you our new contact information. You can use this address to let me know (mom2maria at hotmail dot com) I still have my other address, but I use this one so if I start getting spam I don't have to change that address again.

We have plenty to praise God for; a exciting new future ahead of us.

on the road again...

So, I guess I won't be making any dresses for Maria for a while anyway! We are moving. Larry received a call a week ago to call the Warsaw District Superintendent. So he did and we were told that he was being appointed to Wesley UMC in Culver. Wow, we were not expecting this, since it is after annual conference which is when most appointments have already been made. Saturday we met with the Pastor/Parish Committee of this church and then everything became official, once Maria won them over with her charming looks! Our church was told this morning, and though many were sad, they know that God leads us where we are supposed to go. So, after our week-long mission trip to Red Bird Mission in Kentucky, which we leave for today, every free moment will be spent filling boxes. We could use your prayers for this hectic time. Pray for our mission trip, safety, and for the work to be meaningful to the receiving party. Also pray for my mom and grandma and Larry's mom as they watch Maria while we are away...hopefully she will be on her best behavior, and them too. :) Pray as we get ready to leave, and as we adjust to the newness there. It has been a great three years in DeMotte, and we are thankful for the love and support of the church family here. What better family could we have asked to bring Maria into.

Our new church home

Our new parsonage home

We have plenty to praise God for; his guiding hand on our lives.