Transitioning from the Nest

Two months ago we put our house up for sale.  As of Monday, June 25th it was officially sold and handed over.  The process of selling it was more stressful than I would have anticipated but the Lord worked in some pretty cool ways through it all.  The house sold after being on the market for only 2 and a half weeks!  But now that we've packed up and moved out the stresses haven't escaped, only shifted.

To be quite frank with you, I never imagined how difficult it would be for our family to leave our home.  We've had to look back and realize we've left for good.  The last nights that we stayed there I sat with my two kids trying to console them as tears flowed from their eyes while they cried from their bellies.  This has also been hard for Joy.  I'm told that a woman needs a place to call her nest.  When she doesn't have that, it turns her world upside down in ways I don't grasp.  Have you ever heard a mama bird squawking because another creature has intruded on her nest?  It's gut wrenching isn't it?  Joy's nest isn't there anymore.  I feel badly for her.  I wish there was something I could do or say but I have no answer that is good enough.  I can stay strong, love her, encourage her, and remind her of God's promises.  But in the end God has to supply what we need.  We are trusting in Him.

Joy and the kids are now in Chicago while I'm still in Ohio working.  The plan was that they would stay there for two weeks before returning to Ohio.  This may change as Joy is currently experiencing some of her recurring back problems.  It's probably not a far stretch to believe that the packing up of our house and then the added stresses of leaving have contributed to this flare up.  We want to get Joy in to the doctor before our insurance situation changes.  We are presently insured through my place of employment and I've submitted my resignation for the end of July.

We continue to ask for your prayers as we work through all of the changes.  Pray the Lord would continue to reveal Himself to us in very clear ways and we would walk faithfully.