Well, not yet.

But The Pastor *did* get the job - which means we will get there eventually!

There are some personal issues involved that I can't discuss - but overall, we truly believe this is where God is calling us.  The support from the senior pastor is wonderful - quite a change from our current situation (he's a good guy, but doesn't quite "get" my dh's vision for children and families). 

So now:  we have to get our home sell-ready, get it on the market (I think by next Friday), get all kinds of moving quotes, and pray, pray, pray for our home to sell in this terrible market.  Seriously, terrible.

I won't bore you with all the details, but this doesn't exactly look like an easy out here.  I'm just praying we SELL the place - I don't really care about making money at this point.  We've not quite been here two years yet, so it's not as though we've really put much towards the principle.  I just want it to sell - like yesterday.

The church wants The Pastor there...like yesterday.  But they are requesting as close to Jan. 1st as possible.  The senior pastor is already checking out potential rentals for us - isn't that cool?!?!  I wonder if we'll just go on his recommendation - since I can't imagine us finding the money and time to get back there before the first of the year.  Weird.  I would actually be okay with that.  Very weird - must be a God thing.....huh?

Ok, time to go get some more of the house in order - do you have any idea how much normal living stuff realtors want you to "hide" or change or alter for this process??  I've got a lot of work to do, and I gotta get the carpets cleaned, and I gotta clean all the window treatments, and I gotta clean the cabinets in the kitchen and I gotta, I gotta, I gotta, I gotta........

I pray the Lord will allow me to "school" my children in this moving process - it's definitely not going to be in a curriculum, more like un-schooling or life-schooling (which isn't a bad thing!).

Trusting In HIM for the details~
MommaJoy

p.s.  If you'll take a look at the ticker up there - you may notice that my due date is towards the end of Feb.  If we move after the new year, that gives me less than 2 months to get my new home in order, find a family friendly OB and have a baby in a strange new town......at least we'll still be the "new pastor and his family" so people will be more than willing to really be there and help us out.  Praise Jesus - I am trusting HIS timing is much better than my own would be! ~MJ