With no houses on the market, we wondered if the plan to scale back and simplify was going to work. There was no Plan B, and our lease was only until June 30. (Read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3.) May 1, the landlord called and got right to the point. “We’re selling our rental […]
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Following God Into the Unknown (Part 3)
I spent five months wondering if we made the right move. (You can read Part 1 and Part 2). I’ve secretly wondered if this was all a crazy dream we were chasing. Maybe we should have just played it safe and stayed where we were instead of risking so much and leaping into the unknown. […]
Happy House-iversary
This past weekend marked one year since we first clutched our new house keys, teary-eyed almost afraid to believe it was true. We happily slapped paint on the walls and it felt like Christmas for weeks as we opened boxes of things we hadn’t seen in over a year. It had been 13 months since […]
Making Goodbyes Sweeter
So what do you do if you’re the friends being left behind? Before we moved back to Michigan, I always felt at a loss for how to help friends getting ready to make a major move. I would offer to help pack boxes, but often people either are paying movers to pack or they need […]
How to survive a major move
I know a handful of people going through major, cross-country moves right now. Just thinking about it causes my emotions to agitate like a washing machine. Two years after our move back to Michigan from Florida, I still get teary when I think about uprooting our family and starting over. One friend getting ready to […]
Float my boat
This past weekend was one of those weekends that gave me pause to remember just why we willingly uprooted ourselves from the community we love in Florida and moved back to Michigan. I need those reminders, because even though I’ve adjusted and settled back into life up here, there are frequent moments where emotion knocks […]