You will be thrilled to know that we are now official residents of Myerstown!! The move was exciting, a bit tearful, but ~ overall ~ uneventful. We loaded up the truck on Sunday night ~ an event that lasted into the wee hours of the morning. I think we finally got to bed sometime around 3 am (of course, that was after we put together Caleigh's Dora big wheel . . . her "welcome to your new house" surprise). We had a hard time explaining to Caleigh why everything was being loaded onto the truck, but we thought she understood. WRONG!!!! We thought we would be wise & wait until after she went to bed to empty the playroom of all her toys & get them loaded into the truck. In the morning, when she walked into the empty playroom for the first time, she got herself so worked up that she immediately began vomiting!!! It took a long time to settle her down. She never really did seem like her old self again until a few days in the new house.
We got to Myerstown around 11 on Monday morning & the first words out of Caleigh's mouth were, "Look, my new swingset." We knew that was a good sign! It was a very busy day, but we had a lot of friends & family there to help & support us. Because of all the planning we did ahead of time, it didn't take long to find a place for everything. The last box was unpacked & hauled off to the dumpster by Thursday. For those of you who enjoy decorating, look for pics of my new house coming soon!As you can see, the smiles returned rather quickly & we have started thinking of this as our new home. Here, Daddy & Caleigh are goofing off & enjoying a cookie pie made by Miss Sarah.
We tried to make sure that the girls had lots of new outside toys to greet them at this new place. Their new pool is one of their favorite additions & here is Peyton thoroughly enjoying herself!!!
One week after the move, I had the awesome opportunity to show my jewelry at "Arts on the Avenue" which is part of Philadelphia's Welcome America Fourth of July celebration. They close down Broad Street, starting at City Hall for about a mile. Then they line the street with tents of vendors, ending with a main stage ~ this particular night's entertainment featured Branford Marsalais. It was thrilling!!!! I was very proud of myself, as becoming a vendor is by invitation only. As I drove down Broad Street, I was overwhelmed with the feeling of podunk, backwoods girl meets big city!! We passed my tent & I practically passed out!!! We had an awesome night & I made tons of contacts. Here are some pics from the night . . .
You can check out some of my stuff at www.morganmariedesigns.etsy.comSo now things are finally starting to settle down. For those of you who have been following the "Great Adventure," please continue to pray for our family. Our buyer backed out of the deal to buy our home & so our house is still on the market. Obviously we cannot continue to pay the mortgage & the rent on both places for much longer, so we really need to sell. Also, Jason still has not found a new job here in Myerstown. He is still employed currently, but will not be able to continue once his first class starts at the end of this month.
But God is good & He will provide!! And we just can't wait to tell you how He does it!
We will keep you updated!!!!
6 comments:
haha here's your comment! yay for an update and cool picture ;)
I know the time is coming for me and my family to also make this kind of a move from a very special place. I can only imagine what you went through. Jenn
we miss you! we need another update!
Christine!!! I forgot all about Arts on the Avenue!!! How did it go? I tried calling last week. Hope all is well. We are praying! Shallon
jason and famiy, this just to let you know that we pray for you guys every day.it is amazing how much we take for granted or just glance over the word "obedience",not really living an obedient life, but the "faithul obedience" that you guys are living out is an amazing testimony of the goodness of God.
God Bless
Christine, you're doing great! Everyone has those days. I agree with your new book though...to avoid those days you have to breathe and you have to make time for yourself! Hey, try foodnetwork.com for new recipes. It is the best. You will never run out of options and it doesn't take that long to go through everything and pick out your recipe.
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