Saying Goodbye

It has been so hard to say goodbye to Omaha! There have been many tears shed over these past few weeks, and many times when we have all wondered what we’re doing, but we know that this is what we are supposed to do, and we are excited about all of the new people and adventures we have ahead of us. We are all experiencing huge changes in our lives, and very few familiar things to comfort us.

Goodbye luncheon with my CK group of wonderful ladies

Going away party at our old home...

Alyssa was accepted into Mercy Ministries in Nashville, Tennessee, and on Tuesday the 17th, at 4:30pm, she got a call asking if it was at all possible for her to get there by Friday the 20th at 1:30pm. We called our friend Tiffany to see if she would be able to travel with me, and thankfully, she was! Instead of the 4 days to get ready for moving, I now only had one day to get everything ready for the move! With the help of my amazing friend Kelly and our incredible neighbors, June & Skip, we somehow managed to get everything done, and Tiffany, Aly, and I had a fun trip together. Mercy is an amazing ministry, and the home is beautiful. I was relieved that Aly will be at such an amazing place, and the staff is all wonderful, so it made saying goodbye a lot easier.

Leaving our Bible study groups, neighbors, friends, and everything familiar was very difficult. Conan has been confused about what is going on, and even right now, he is pacing back and forth in our hotel room, probably wondering when we are going home. He’s in for some big surprises!

Conan relaxed with the girls at the Will's house before we left.

We plan on arriving in Ohio to visit Gordon’s family tomorrow night and staying until Sunday, then going to Nashville to see Aly before continuing on to Pace, Florida to stay with our family there for about a week, and we will fly out of Fort Lauderdale on the 9th, Lordwillingly. Very exciting and very scary, but we know that we are right in the center of God’s will for us, and there’s nowhere we’d rather be!

All of this has really reminded me that our only security should be in God because He is the only thing in the life that won’t ever change. He is supposed to be our dwelling place, and in Him there is complete peace, comfort, and home. That is a wonderful reminder when everything is changing around us!

Psalm 90:1 Lord, you have been our dwelling place throughout all generations. Before the mountains were born or you brought forth the earth and the word, from everlasting to everlasting you are God.