I won’t lie…moving has been tough.  I severly underestimated the amount of work it takes to move a family, even if its just a state away.  Ezra and Calla have been living without much of the structure they’ve been accustomed to and have watched way more TV than I care for.  Benjamin and I have just now begun to go to bed before 2 or 3am, as we found it much more productive to pack while our babies were asleep for the night.  We’ve said some teary goodbyes to our families, to our close friends and to our home.

Its been hard to keep my focus centered in this process.  There’s just been so much to do…decide what will go, sort it, pack it up, move it out to the garage, craigslist/donate the rest, clean, paint & recondition the house, sign the papers, book the moving truck, recruit friends to help us, pack temporary bags, dishes, toys and food for the kids…that its been easy to get caught up in the details, the to-do list.

But I’ve been amazed at how faithfully and creatively God recenters my focus on why we are moving and Who is leading us there.  He reminds me that He has answered our prayers for a ministry we can sell out to…a place we can grow, serve, create, be invested into and feel valued.  He reminds me that He has prepared the way before us, goes with us, and will take care of everyone we’ve left behind us.  He has called us to come to New Albany and He has covered us in a sense of peace.  He has brought us through a pretty tough season, has been faithfully healing us and has given us an amazing new opportunity to serve Him.

He’s been in all the details…

Just one example; the lid to the toilet tank in our bathroom had been cracked for about 6 years because of a poorly hung shelf (fortunately my husband, hands down the primary occupant of our bathroom, sustained no injuries).  In getting our home ready to sell, we quickly discovered we would have to replace the whole tank since the model had been discontinued and the distributors didn’t even have the part anymore.  Then, our friend Dennis found the exact lid we needed, complete with the exact model number, in the corner of his shed…it had sat there for 7 years.  Ha, God is in the details.

And time after time in this whole process, God has reminded me who He is.  So, I can praise God for a light fixture cover that no store thought they had…but did.  I can praise God for a carpet cleaner who hooked us up big time.  I can praise God for friends and family who stayed up all hours of the night to help us refurbish and clean our home.  I can praise God for people who loved on and watched my kids so we could pack.  I can praise God for friends and family who organized a going-away party so we could say goodbye to people, for guys who moved furniture and boxes and loaded a big yellow Penske.  I can praise God for a beautiful new city to live in, a beautiful new house to settle into, a beautiful new church to call home.

And I can praise God for an incredible husband.  There’s no one like Benjamin…no one.  He is loyal to the end, genuinely passionate about Jesus, an incredibly hard worker, an incredible friend.  He leads and loves our family so well.  He pursues people and pours into them tirelessly.  I am completely confident that God is going to do amazing things for the Kingdom through him…through us at Northside.  My husband is just awesome…and I’m so thankful for him.

Moving has been a tough experience…but I’m so thankful for just another reminder that my God loves me and truly is in all the details.