moving

We moved from Michigan to Iowa this past week. It literally felt like a week. We actually only traveled one day, but if you have ever moved, you know it involves much more than just traveling. We spent a lot of time packing and finishing up little projects at our home in Michigan, then (with the help of a few people) we loaded the truck, then we did the actual moving / traveling, then (with the help of many more people) we unloaded the truck and then (with the help of Kendra's parents and brother) we unpacked many items for our new home in Boone (which will actually only be our residence for about three months, until we move into the parsonage). What an exhausting ordeal! But we are here. It is a new place with many new faces and many new opportunities. It will take a while to adjust but soon we will acclamate and Boone will feel like home. Now we can relax...sort of.

saying goodbye

Last Sunday, we said goodbye to our church family, many close friends, and some of our favorite relatives. It was a special time as we got to share with everybody where we were going and what we were going to do. We felt very blessed to have so many people show their appreciation and care for us. It was hard saying goodbye. While we will return and visit, it will never be quite the same. But we will continue those friendships and we will begin new ones. Friendship is such a great gift from God. We may have friendships that last only for a season and some that last a lifetime. We may have friends that we see nearly everyday and some that we see once a year or so. But each friend and each friendship is special. Each one adds something of value to our lives. I thank God for the many friends I have made over the years and I look forward to making new ones. And the beauty of Heaven is that one day, I will be reunited with all my friends that share my faith in Jesus.

pacman

In amongst packing and fixing things up around the house, I have been playing pacman. I discovered that my son finds it very entertaining to watch me. He will actually sit on my lap and watch me play until I lose or he pushes a key and messes up my game. One game he tried to catch pacman. Every where pacman went his finger followed. He thought that was pretty funny. There are not many things that will get him on my lap for an extended period of time (that being more than 5 seconds), but pacman is one of them (for now). So, when I have a spare five minutes or so, we can do some father-son bonding with a classic game.