Next Week!

Hello, dear readers! Sarah here! :-)

The moving date is drawing near {next week!}....cardboard and white walls seem to be the decor of our apartment these days. {Just add some stainless steel side tables, bright red contemporary throw pillows and you've got a modern industrial theme going on.}


A few months ago {Februaryish} I began packing boxes. Some thought this was funny. However, I'm glad I kept packing despite the chuckles because between our work schedules, there isn't a whole lot of time to pack. Today I picked up the last of our boxes to pack (hopefully), bubble wrap should be delivered on Thursday (yay Amazon) and we hope to reach near "camping" status by Sunday evening. You know, paper plates, bare essentials, furniture wrapped and ready to jump into the moving truck. {Er, gently frolicking into the truck, that is...}


Along with packing, another activity we've been involved in lately is couponing. Inspired by TLC's new hit show, we've done some research of our own and have found couponing very worthwhile. If you're interested in saving some mega mullah for your family, check out the following links:

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http://thekrazycouponlady.com/

Limbo

We have been filling boxes lately - packing up our home of two years into boxes is bittersweet. We worked hard to make our apartment feel like home, a refuge and a cozy place to welcome family and friends. Now it's being taken apart, sorted, wrapped, boxed and labeled.


Bittersweet.


When we unpack these boxes and treasures,  they will be filling a new space (although for only a year). I am looking forward to making our new home a cozy house, warm and welcoming for family and friends (both old and new friends).


The different emotions of transition and overwhelming sense of temporaryness looms in the air. A verse that gives us encouragement and comfort is:


Hebrews 13:8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.


Despite the many transitions through the circle of life and journey of an education, the Lord is with us through all of it and His promises never change. Knowing that we are blessed with a wonderful opportunity to further the Lord's kingdom and learn is so exciting and fueling our enthusiasm for this "sweet" chapter: vicarage.


Our cat, Inkin, has been a great source  of comic relief. She has lightened the tough moments during the ongoing assembly  of our moving box mountain. Whether unexpectedly making herself at home in a random basket  or creating a "fort" out of packing paper, we can't help but respond with hearty laughs.

Psalm 46:10 Be still, and know that I am God.