The past few weeks have been crazy. But everything is about to get NUTS! I have been "downsizing" all our possessions to get ready for the move across the country. And by downsizing I mean "hmmm, why did I ever save this piece of crud?" - then I give it to Goodwill because we all know that someone there will think it's a great find! All in all I'm proud of how much I've managed to get rid of - 5 trash bags and 4 boxes (not just empty trash bags...there was stuff in there I swear). So I'm being a good little manager of our household and saving all the receipts so I can write that stuff off for taxes (my mom would be so proud).
The only lame part about all of this purging is how much time I've had to spend away from my husband! I had left a good portion of our stuff at my parent's house in Southern Oregon. I came down with Alex (that's my husband in case you got confused...cause I have a brother named Alex too...creepy, I know) for 4th of July to have one last goodbye shebang with friends and family. I stayed behind for an extra 10 days to sort through things and bubble wrap like a maniac.
I went home to Portland for a week but had borrowed my Dad's truck to haul all the stuff up - ergo I had to bring it back and am once again in the Rogue Valley for a few days...sans hubby.
Blah blah blah who cares about these details?
So, to get to the NUTS part. Well, we have one more week in the small apartment we've been renting. Then we're homeless for 5 days. Then we go to L.A. for a week for Alex's sister's wedding. Then we fly back, pick up a Uhaul trailer, load it up and start driving across the country - phew!
But - one day at a time, right? One day...not easy. I get so caught up with the details and the possibilities of things going wrong. It seriously keeps me up at night! For example, last night I "went to bed" around 11:30pm. I tossed and turned for a while - thinking about how we still don't have a place to live lined up out there. So I clicked the lamp on and started trolling craigslist (I feel like the next craigslist stalker these days). I was all out of my need to control things - I love to organize and pay attention to details...so NOT having everything in order for such a major move is kinda (ok really) out of my comfort zone.
My lesson for today is to think of how God didn't give us all the details when He put Raleigh on our hearts. With Jesus' disciples, they weren't sent out with hotel reservations or studio lofts waiting for them - they were just sent out! We are being sent out. I need to leave the rest to Him (oh that sounds so cheesy but it really is the truth)!
