All Gone

Well the last ten days have been bustling with visiting family from Cali and Oregon, but now they're all gone.

Dad - check.
Den - check.
Mom - check.
Deb - check.
Pop - check. Wait. He's still here.

It's been such a good couple of weeks, but I have to admit I'm tired! Still, I'm very blessed to have such wonderful family.

Pop is doing well... Thank you for praying for a smooth transition. I'm sure we'll have some bumps in the road here and there but the first week has gone fairly smoothly, at least from my perspective! He's eating and sleeping and I don't suppose with 5 people, a cat, a dog, and various houseguests that he could be too lonely. :)

So now the travelers are all gone, kids are back in school, and I'm hoping to get settled back into a routine. I have a lot to do for Pop still, from organizing his things to updating his insurance, and I have a lot of things around our own household that have been neglected for awhile that I need to catch up - not to mention my unspecified business endeavor (which, by the way, is going extremely well and I'm excited to be building my team again).

Life is good.

(But if you listen to CCM, how could you not follow up that line with eternal life is better?)

Guess I should grab a shower and get to work, since I've wasted most of the day already. How's life in your corner of the world??

The School Called Today...

Seems my incredibly creative son, the child of mine with an awesome sense of humor... seems he spent about 10 minutes trying to convince his GT teacher today that over the summer we legally had his name changed to Gideon Aslan.

Finally she called me to verify.

Um yeah.

In other news, all is well on the Colorado Front Range. Skies are blue and clear, weather is a warm 75 or so, everyone is healthy and I think happy. Pop seems to be adjusting well so far. I'm sure there will be bumps in the road here and there but at the moment he's doing just fine. He's sleeping well and eating well and we are so blessed that he's here with us now.

What remains of our Cali Crew - Mom and Deb - went home yesterday. They have a few final things to do on Pop's house and it's due to close escrow next week.

The Oregon branch of our family tree arrives again tomorrow, and we're looking forward to seeing them again!

Meanwhile, we're still unpacking, organizing, arranging, adjusting, and dealing with phone calls from the school! :) Life is good.

xoxo

Moving Day

Well, they're on their way. I just got the call a little bit ago that they are officially on the road. Please, please pray for a safe journey for them, and especially for Pop's transition to living here with us. It's been pretty rough on him, saying good-bye to Palmdale, friends, and family. I'm sure it's going to be hard on those who will miss him, too - especially Deb. So if you'll keep my family in your prayers as they travel, we would so greatly appreciate it.

I'm way behind - haven't had time to blog and I haven't even replied to many e-mails. I'm sorry but I thank you for being patient with me. So much craziness all coming to a head this weekend - Labor Day weekend. It has been a lot of work on our end, and a heck of a lot of work on the Palmdale end, as Deb and Mom got 50 years' worth of stuff packed, stored, and sold - as well as taking care of the house sale and such. (Speaking of which, escrow is supposed to close on Tuesday as well, so if you'll keep that in your prayers as well, it would be appreciated!)

So, we're pretty much ready. We finished emptying our closets and drawers today... finishing up some last-minute cleaning. We still have a busy weekend even with waiting for the Cali Crew - lots to do. I am really looking forward to Sunday - by then, hopefully everything will be moved in and we can all just rest, relax, and enjoy each other's company for a couple of days.

I guess I'd better run... I have to work tonight. :) That's a good thing, but I'm tired from working at my non-paying job all day! Anyway... I hope you have a blessed, fabulous, relaxing holiday weekend.

xoxo

I Have a Question for You

Craziness.

Robert and I have been spending many, many hours working on our house. We've painted, moved furniture, cleaned carpets and blinds and ceiling fans, and much more. We even did a little decorating. Our house is beginning to look like we live here now, the upstairs at least.

Dad and Denise arrived from Oregon on Sunday afternoon, and we had a good visit with them. Yesterday was a recover day for me... I just kicked back and enjoyed cuddling with my last wee one in celebration of all the work we've been doing. But today I'm back to work: in 4 days the California Crew arrives - Pop, Mom, and Deb.

And then life will be different! Pop living with us full-time... I am both excited and a little nervous about it, honestly! But I know that this is an awesome opportunity and it will be a great time for us to grow closer to him. I know that his loneliness will be eased and he'll eat better... so for all that I feel a little overwhelmed at the blessing of it as well.

If that made any sense.

But this morning, here's what's on my mind.

I have a question for you.

Joshua always says that, before asking the actual question. I noticed it the other day. He'll come up, say, "Mom, I have a question," or "Dad, I have a question for you." Now it's my turn: I have a question for you.

Let's say it's Sunday morning, fairly early. You get up and get ready for church, maybe rushing because you overslept or maybe taking your time to look a little better than you do the rest of the week. You gather your things, your kids, your whatevers, and go out and get in the car to head off.

Your neighbor is outside drinking coffee on the porch, waves to you. He says, "Where are you going?"

"To church!" you reply.

And then he asks you a question: "Why do you go to church?"

I'm curious. Our pastor asked this last Sunday and it got me thinking. Why do we go? I mean, really. The honest answers. The why we really go is sometimes different from the why we should go, isn't it? But really, what's the point?

So then, I pose the question to you: Why do you go to church? Is it the same for you as why you should go?

OK - let's hear it!