I HATE MOVING

I hate moving. You may have thought my dread of moving had to do with leaving Downtown or missing friends or moving back to Ohio ... nope. Never really cared about any of that stuff. I just did not want to pack and unpack again. Okay, so I'm a liar.

While there is a small - and I do mean SMALL - amount of excitement tied to settling up a new home, for the most part, it's nothing but stress, physical labor, long hours and fighting. At least that's how this week has seemed for our family.

It's my parents' fault, really. And if we're going to be real specific, my dad's fault. I don't think my mom likes moving any more than I do. Maybe I inherited it from her, so it's more her fault. Either way, they should have to pay for the therapy my husband and I and my kids will need after we're unpacked.

Anyway, it's almost done. We've slept their twice now. I think I missed my king sized bed more than anything else (thank you Jim and Kami.) I forget Jimmy is there sometimes. And while in Searcy the bed took up 3/4 of the room, here it doesn't even take uphalf. It might even fit in my closet.

I promise a good update on the house once the computer is there.

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Three prayer requests:

1. Jimmy's youngest brother, Christopher, arrived safely in Germany yesterday (after getting to see Scotland and Ireland on a "pit-stop." He'll be gone for about three weeks. Chris is in the Air National Guard and flew over on a C-130. Germany isn't nearly as scary for us as if they had sent him to Iraq, but we still ask your prayers for his safe traveling, that he do his jobs well while he is there and also that he make wise choices.

2. Our brother-in-law, Joe, recently accepted a job as a Patrol Deputy with the Anderson County Sheriff's Office in Knoxville, TN. We pray that God will guard Joe and keep him safe when he is working, and also that he can be light to the people he interacts with. Joe and Rebecca moved to Knoxville just before we moved back to Ashland. Their little boy, Evan, will be 2 in August, and Rebecca is expecting their second baby in February.

3. My best friend, Lila, is the children's minister at the Montgomery church of Christ in Albuquerque, NM. Their minister's wife is struggling with sever cancer. Here is a link to their blog.