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May 17, 2004 10:43 PM

[Overwhelmed]

Well, we're almost set for the big move. The day after tomorrow we'll pick up the moving truck & begin to load up. We'll leave first thing Thursday morning & be to our new place sometime after lunch. I began feeling a few weeks ago that time was flying by - now I'm sure of it. This last week or so has been a blur. We're physically exhausted tonight, but emotionally charged for what lies ahead.

Yesterday was our last Sunday at the church. The one word to describe it would be 'overwhelming.' I don't think that I would have ever imagined that our church family here would be as supportive as they are being about this transition. I think honestly that I felt they wouldn't understand for the most part. I worried about how people would view me not being 'in the ministry' (aka - not working for a church) any longer. After yesterday my wife & I are just blown away by the overwhelming response & support that people are giving us. We had people share words of appreciation throughout the day - both informally, one-on-one, and formally during opportunities in the worship services. We spent a good amount of timing reading through cards & other gifts that people had given us after we got home last night. While I was prepared to move on with or without anyone else's support, it still feels good that we have it. It certainly makes this move easier to face. It also makes the prospect of return visits here very open (I still have family in this area & we plan on coming to services when we are in town). All in all, it was a good last day to finish our time here on such a great note.

On a separate note, because of the craziness around here, this will be my last post until we get settled into our new home. I'll probably post some reflections from the other side of the move sometime next week. I start the new job next Monday (the 24th) & I guess I don't officially stop being a youth/music minister until the end of the month after my vacation time runs up. It will be an adventure, to say the least. Not sure what to expect with all of these changes. Heck, we don't even know where our new church is located, although we're planning on being a part of it. So many unanswered questions still left.

My wife says that while it looks like this move is the end of a lot of the questions we have been asking for over a year now, it really is only the beginning. This is simply a stop on the journey, a road that we don't know what it will look like even a few months from now. Here we go!

Posted by Kristo on May 17, 2004 at 10:43 PM | Permalink