You are likely sick of the "it's been a ridiculous amount of time since my last blog" intro, but, it can't be ignored. No promises though, I don't know if I'll be better about it or not. I am just doing it as more of a journal for me and my family. So there. On to the good stuff.
It's been two months tomorrow since Stu lost his job of 17+ years at Tumwater Valley Golf Course. His actual unemployment was just this past Sunday though (a technical detail that embodies the grace of God in this process, he's been home with "regular" salary this whole time). It's almost as if I'm mourning a bit as I write that, a big part of our lives (and an even bigger part of his) has been taken, it wasn't our choice. It is a blessing though. I'm not even sure exactly what that blessing is yet, but I know it has to be the work of the Lord, this is big, really big. We are relying on faith, we have no other way to go, or at least that's our viewpoint. If we can listen to the still, quiet voice (that I often ask to be louder, right now especially) we will end up right in the middle of His will for our family. I won't go into all the thoughts and feelings I've had since March 1st, I'm not writing a book (yet). Suffice it to say, it's scary, exciting, nerve wracking, and somehow peaceful all at the same time.
 |
Love our House/ property....
|
What we did know right away was, we needed to get the house ready for sale and put it on the market. So, we did. I had this great expectation that we would sell it for top dollar in week one. Well, not the case. We are over 30 days in, 2 price reductions, a handful of showings, and no offers into this. The showings feel like they will kill me alone. I bust my bum, to put it lightly, to get things as clean and neat as they can possibly be for a house with 4 very young, active boys, and a mom that continually struggles with just the day to day tasks of "keeping a house". Just to have my hopes and prayers dashed with a phone call to the agent that reveals "not what they are looking for"....for various, stupid (my opinion of course), reasons. "I can't do this anymore" I keep telling God, and anyone else that will listen for that matter. I need to stop saying and believing that. I can and will do this, so I might as well change my attitude and get on with it. It's not helping anyone when I whine and complain that I have to work hard and this isn't happening fast enough for me. This is the Lord's timing, and I'm sure that patience and waiting are part of the work He is doing in both Stu and I through this process. We are both self-proclaimed "bad-waiters".
 |
| Dream for sale..... |
The plan: Start packing today (yes, literally, today), move forward with a move out date around June 1st-15th (I figure the procrastination factor in both Stu and I so high, that June 1st really means June 15th, at best), and get to Sahuarita, AZ. Just a small little dessert town, South of Tucson approximately 25 miles, and right where my parents live. We'll stay (or dare I say "live") with them until we can count on some regular income and have at least a couple month buffer of such, from Stu teaching. He has already worked out the teaching contract with a "package" of three golf courses, but it's the slow season and we're bound to get off to a slow start.
We're all excited to get to some consistently good weather. The boys are dreaming of the days they will get to swim EVERY day, ALL day. School starts mid July there, so we won't have a very long Summer. The school thing is worthy of a whole post, all its own, with Luke and his opinions of the fact that there are some pretty strict dress codes there. Let's see if I get to a second post "in a row" (aka less than a month) shall we?
