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March 08, 2008
Extremely thankful
By now, most people that see us on a regular basis know that Fabio got the job in Trenton. I was waiting for him to write about it, so that I would then write about it as my own take.
That means we will be moving. That means we will be buying a house.
It means we will be closer to Patti(Fabio's mom) and Lawrence(his brother). It means we will still be close to a city, a few cities in fact, and we will still be pretty much on the East Coast.
We will have to adjust to a new place, a new way of life, new school and being away from most of our friends.
We will need to find a new church.
Some people have asked me whether or not I'm scared, overwhelmed or sad.
To that my answer is "no!" "Not Yet!!"
You see, we've been praying for such an opportunity for about 3 years.
I've been wanting a house. A backyard for the boys, a washer and dryer, a dishwasher, more than one bathroom, storage, and a place I can decorate and make our own. All this, knowing that we would move from New York City in order to have any and probably all these things. So, the real strong feeling I have right now is one of extreme thankfulness and excitement. After all, God has answered our prayers. One which we were real earnest about, and had not stopped praying for. We knew he'd do it in his time, and now that time is within reach. If I didn't spent at least a long while being thankful, God would consider me pretty shallow and ungrateful, and that is surely not the case here.
Now this doesn't mean I won't miss anyone, or don't care about what we're leaving behind.
We will be distant from my parents, for one. And the ease of babysitting and the help with emergencies will sorely be missed. Not to mention my mom's excellent cooking which we often get to sample.
We will no longer have Graffiti. Well, hopefully, we will still have all our friend's prayers, but we will have to find a new church. This, I am quite sure, will be our hardest transition, hands down. Last time I moved away from New York was at the end of the summer of 1997. At that time, I had been on staff with Graffiti, serving in the semester missionary position(for 1 1/2 years) as youth director. I left cause it was the right time to live. I went to work with a church which meets right outside of Yosemite National Park. Those first few months without Graffiti were murder!
Later, I moved to 29 Palms, to be close to Fabio(we were still dating, and he was stationed there with the Marines Corps). The church he was a member of was nice, and we were real involved in all kinds of ministries, but it was not Graffiti. We've been married for 9 years, and we've been at Graffiti even before our wedding, and we've been completely involved ever since.
We've visited lots or churches in many places we've been, and though we've found some nice ones, they were not Graffiti.
So, I don't really want to think about how much I will miss Graffiti.
See, now my face feels tight and I'm forced to think about it a little... :(
I won't dwell on it.
We will be here for a few more months, and we will enjoy it while we're here.
Can everyone be thankful with us, and rejoice because God is going to give us a house?!
Hallelujiah, Jesus!
Posted by glassgirl at March 8, 2008 11:09 PM
Responses
Remember... Graffiti will not be that far away. I'm not sure if most people realize that or not.
Posted by: Fab at March 10, 2008 09:38 PM