So what has happened since October? Danny came home on Christmas Eve. This is the second time he's come home on Christmas Eve and it makes it a super special reunion. Here is a video of that reunion that our church made extra special.
This summer we found out that we will be moving again. We were given a 6 month window for PCSing (Permanent Change of Station aka moving), but not really told where or when. Since we've been told that its been a daily struggle to not worry or stress about the details. I'm a planner by nature so the not knowing anything is a struggle. I pray every day for peace, then I pray for some answers to come quickly. We have been told that we should know something next week, so that is exciting.
Moving is never easy. Well, the actually packing and moving is easy because the Army does it all for us. They hire movers that pack it all into boxes and load it all onto a truck. However, its hard emotionally. This move will be especially hard for all of us. God blessed us with some pretty wonderful friendships since we've been here--for all of us. Bryce and Jace are already upset to leave friends. Jace has a couple of friends on our street and one day Jace said "how can I leave them Momma? We're the three amigos!" Today he asked if we can just wait till he turns 15. I don't know why he picked that age other than that it might seem a long way off to him. Bryce has been struggling also and has already cried a couple of times at the thought of leaving her girlfriends.
We've also been blessed to have a great church family. Its sad to me that Bryce won't be here to grow up in the student ministry--that she'll miss the opportunities I was excited for her to experience.
I'm sad that we'll miss other opportunities that the kids have had here--great football organizations and coaches that love on Jace and are great role models, First Tee Augusta and the relationships Bryce has built there, the 4H program here that Bryce likes, and that Jace would love if we were here in 5th grade for him to start. That's always the hard part, being in a community and knowing that at some point you'll have to leave.
Once we know where we are going, we can start counting up the positives of the new place. I know that where ever we go God has a plan. When we moved to Augusta I was worried about finding a church home because we left a wonderful church in Tennessee, but God provided exactly what we needed and then some. I have faith that where ever we go will be good for us.
Right now, I'm not having a hard time with the emotional aspect, probably because we don't know when or where we are moving it isn't "real" yet. I am so preoccupied thinking about the when and where of it that I have put the other, harder, parts of the move out of my head.
As we enter this next "here we go again" adventure in the Army, I will keep you all up to date. Hopefully better than I did since October ;)
