What an awesome week the last week has been. We've had an amazing fish fry hosted by Momma Doris, our going away party (dinner and karaoke) that about 85 friends and family came to, a fabulous farewell party that Grandma Elouise and Aunt Evelyn hosted, and dinner hosted by two different friends. We feel so loved! We also had family pictures taken that turned out great! (See below)
Last but NOT least, our son Arahn gave his life to Christ and was baptized in Sunday, May 15...which happened to also be my parents 40th wedding anniversary! What an amazing thing to see your child be saved!
In other news...moving week is finally here! We pick up the moving truck Friday morning, pack our house all day Friday, bring it to Meri (my sister here in Nashville) Saturday morning so she can pack all her stuff on Saturday, then she will bring it back to us Saturday evening. On Sunday morning, Tony will load our mattresses and suitcases and we will hit the road!
Remember how God spoke to me in a dream, telling us to sell Tony's truck? Well today we met with a nice young man who wants to buy it. He is meeting us Friday at 10 am to purchase it. Tony is working 10 hour shifts M-Th this week, as Thursday is his last day, and his boss offered him to still get 40 hours this week. This allows him to get to work back and forth all week with his truck, and then sell it on his first day off. I really feel like God just worked this out. He's giving us what we asked, without negotiating, and as long as he doesn't flake out on Friday, this is the perfect situation! GOD initiated this plan, so I trust it will go smoothly! Please join us in praying it all works out perfect!
I still haven't sold our kitchen table and chairs, and really need to by Saturday. I've lowered it twice, and now have it listed at $100, so hopefully someone will jump on it! Other than that, I've packed each of us into a suitcase for the rest of the week, sold the washer & dryer, and packed all the rest of the clothes. Today I packed the kitchen, hall closet, and the rest of the kids rooms.
The only thing that is being held up in Roselle is the driveway expansion. The Village approved the permit, but it hasn't come in the mail yet, and the paving company won't schedule the work until we have it in hand. Now they're telling us that their first availability is the second week in June. We wanted it complete before we moved in. Oh well. The Village of Roselle doesn't allow parking on the street or in grass, and we'll have 5 vehicles plus a moving truck on Sunday and Monday. I guess we might just have to be ticketed. =( I can't expect everything to go perfect, so we aren't letting it stress us.
More good news! Tony accepted a position with Sherwin Williams in Hanover Park, IL...about 5 minutes from the house! They were only able to offer him part-time, which is not what we hoped for, but we are trusting that once he gets in the branch and shows his work ethic, they will move him up to full-time ASAP. The manager seems great, and is really focused on promoting her employees, so it seems promising. We thought we were going to lose our health coverage, which would've been a big bummer...but we found out on Friday that as long as HR puts it in as a transfer, and not a termination/rehire, that full health benefits are offered through the end of the calendar year! Tony will find out tomorrow if that can be done..but his boss said it shouldn't be a problem. That is a HUGE unexpected blessing! Thank you Jesus!!
God is SO in the blessing business when you truly take the time to hear from Him, and then follow His plan. This ride has been amazing so far, and I can't wait to see what's in our future!
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| Full of boxes |
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| Grandma Elouise |
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| Momma Wanda and family |
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| At going away party...Tasha and us |
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| Ready to be baptized! |
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| The 8 of us will be living together starting next week! |
