...and ready GO!

As times change, so does the person who is living the changes also have to change.

In the last 7 days, this transition has brought several different changes.

First, Edgar left last Wednesday. Although, many tears were shared and emotions were high-my heart is happy to know Edgar is with his family.  Edgar has called several times, each time sharing the joys of home. He is in the process of looking for a job, and sounds like he has several great leads.

Second, I left the La Crosse area. This was way hard, and I didn't get to see everyone I wanted to say good-bye to. If I didn't get to say good-bye- please feel free to reach out. I would love to hear from you.  Dad came to help with the truck and trailer. I had confidence that I had gotten rid of enough stuff- to fit on these two things. After one LARGE trip to Goodwill, and a full garbage and recycle bin-Everything FIT! We got everything on the truck, trailer, and my car. We also traveled with four people back to Rhinelander. It was tight, but we did it! Now, is the process of going through things and purging again. Grandma has been great about me keeping my things here as long as they are out of the main garage.

Thrid, and finally was my transition into unemployment, and not having 800 activities, committee meetings, groups, or on-call rotation to work with. My time is now spent, enjoying family and trying to adjust to my new normal.  I will call this a pre-retirement. :)

This has also allowed me to focus on getting ready for me leaving. I have corrected my address on my drivers licenses(to my new permanent address), opened my bank account that I will use while living abroad, and contacted my loan companies for my student loans. In the next few weeks, I have to make sure my passport is ready to go, book flights, go through my luggage one last time( okay this will be an ongoing project as getting rid of things is never easy), sell my car, and transfer all my funds from my La Crosse Bank, to my new Rhinelander account. Plus, I am sure there is something I am forgetting.

Change doesn't happen all at once, thankfully. Change happens one step at a time.


Please continue to pray for Edgar has he transitions back to his family. Pray that Edgar finds a job, and is able to support his community in getting the land for the school. Pray for my transition, here in the US, and once I move to Honduras.