Taking a minute

 

Yep, that's me and Riley...taking a break.  Just to catch you up, I have been packing up to move for 2 weeks. We moved....Monday. And I have been unpacking all that we packed up. It is A LOT of work to move. I have a few more days to get everything in the "right" place before I have to go back to work.  I say that because I think I have placed things in my kitchen and pantry and moved it a few times, just to find the right place for it (aka, for me to remember where I put it easier). 

So Riley and I are just sitting here on the deck, listening to the rain and soaking it all in. And when I finally stop to rest, all the thoughts and feelings start to flood in. It can feel a little overwhelming at times and trying to find the ways to process it all can be difficult. Then before you know it all the feelings come out.

They come out by soft tears. Happy tears. We have been working toward this moment for a long time. Years. And it is finally here.

So funny story (I have a few). I met one of our neighbors today. She is a retired nurse. Come to find out she retired from the hospital I work for, and she was in care management like me. Go figure. So I have a retired nurse living to the right of me and a retired RT to the left. As you know, I am a nurse and the hubs is a RT. I can't make this up! God has a funny sense of humor, but it is comforting because our 2 neighbors have something in common with us. Easy ice breaker!

Other funny story (Well I don't think it is but...), We have no yard. It is a big dirt mound, front and back. The builders have to grade the yard and then get the grass sod when it warms up. That is in a month, fingers crossed. So poor me...has to take Riley out on the lease to go find a place for her "relieve" herself (go to the bathroom). It is really fun when it is early in the morning or late at night and it is still dark. And my dog, well, she relates the lease to going for a walk. It is really  hard to get her to do her "business" quickly. Tomorrow it is going to rain. So I will find out how it is taking her out in the dark, in the rain. Please pray for me! How can you not love this face!

As I was contemplating on the deck everything, one of my favorite verses came to mind, and I will share with you. I hope it blesses you today and days to come.

2 timothy 4:17; "But the Lord stood at my side and gave me strength, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all the Gentiles might hear it. And I was delivered from the lion’s mouth."

Love to all,