Moving and Double Roll Toilet Paper
It is now official! Paul accepted the call to the congregation in Iowa Falls, IA. We visited the community and some members of the church this past Monday. Everyone was so nice and I must say that I am a bit overwhelmed by all the work that is being done on the parsonage! I don't think I can wrap my mind around all of the kindness that is being given to us. It really brings me to tears just thinking about it!'
Speaking of tears, this past Sunday was very hard! Paul announced that he was accepting the call to his congregations here. I couldn't even make it through the service without crying. It is bittersweet as we have been here for almost 7 1/2 years and have many good friends in the church and our community. I will miss everyone here who has shown us such love and support during Paul's ministry. I guess I summed it up well when talking to Elizabeth about our move. She was confused about being sad about leaving her friends but very excited after seeing where she will live. I told her that it was okay to be both sad and happy at the same time. This seems to help her process all of the craziness. It is hard to believe that she was only 2 weeks old when we moved here. This is the only home she has ever known. Martin and Theodore are clueless and don't really understand it. Martin is just excited about having a huge American flag painted on his slanted ceiling in his room! Susan is equally excited and has already hinted at not going back to St. Paul's. I would hate to see her not continue going as it has an excellent Christ-centered approach to learning and she has established a good friend group there. I told her to wait and see how her Thanksgiving and Christmas break goes...she may be very willing to get back to school after being annoyed by her younger siblings!
On a side note...I generally love the double rolls of toilet paper that I purchase. Less changing of the paper rolls, etc. However, yesterday I walked into the bathroom only to find that the bathroom had been T.P.'ed. I can only assume that little Theodore was the culprit behind this mastermind! I think I will have to be even more cautious at our new house as there are 3.5 bathrooms for him to explore! That, or I could just start buying single roll toilet paper!
Pray for the congregations, both here and in Iowa Falls, as we make our move...more later!
Speaking of tears, this past Sunday was very hard! Paul announced that he was accepting the call to his congregations here. I couldn't even make it through the service without crying. It is bittersweet as we have been here for almost 7 1/2 years and have many good friends in the church and our community. I will miss everyone here who has shown us such love and support during Paul's ministry. I guess I summed it up well when talking to Elizabeth about our move. She was confused about being sad about leaving her friends but very excited after seeing where she will live. I told her that it was okay to be both sad and happy at the same time. This seems to help her process all of the craziness. It is hard to believe that she was only 2 weeks old when we moved here. This is the only home she has ever known. Martin and Theodore are clueless and don't really understand it. Martin is just excited about having a huge American flag painted on his slanted ceiling in his room! Susan is equally excited and has already hinted at not going back to St. Paul's. I would hate to see her not continue going as it has an excellent Christ-centered approach to learning and she has established a good friend group there. I told her to wait and see how her Thanksgiving and Christmas break goes...she may be very willing to get back to school after being annoyed by her younger siblings!
On a side note...I generally love the double rolls of toilet paper that I purchase. Less changing of the paper rolls, etc. However, yesterday I walked into the bathroom only to find that the bathroom had been T.P.'ed. I can only assume that little Theodore was the culprit behind this mastermind! I think I will have to be even more cautious at our new house as there are 3.5 bathrooms for him to explore! That, or I could just start buying single roll toilet paper!
Pray for the congregations, both here and in Iowa Falls, as we make our move...more later!
We are glad that you are making the move and pray for God's guidance and help during your controlled chaos of the move. We are looking forward to the installation service of Pastor Beisel.
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