August - with some explanation and a few images
/ We spent the last few weeks of August packing out of our home after less than a year in it in Minot. It was no less painful to leave our community in Minot than it has been to leave anywhere. It was a different pain, but not less. Burying roots is something I can't not do, and with each move I expect uprooting to get easier, but it doesn't. I'm thankful that the Lord provided me a husband who moves easily and is eager for "new" as we walk into the next chapter, each time. The pain in moving feels nearly crippling at times, but Josh's excitement, drive and encouragement help pull me out of the fog of the heart pain.
This move brought us out of the Air Force life, nearer to family than we've been in nearly a decade, and to an area where our hope is to bury roots deeper and find a community and church home that can be our "sending" body as we look to the Lord for His timing in us launching into overseas missions. We are not certain how that will look, when it will happen, or even what capacity we will go in ("creative access" to somewhere truly unreached or to a well established missions area), but we are excited to have our AF commitment time done, so we can actively train to be sent. So this move feels different - not more final, but more intentional as we, instead of the AF, chose where to go and why. Transitioning out of being part of the AF community has been bitter sweet. I hold those years dear to my heart and will continue to all my life, but it's refreshing to be able to walk forward with the dream we feel the Lord has been putting on our hearts since medical school.
The last few months have been filled with settling into our home, redoing some of the areas that we (mostly me) felt would be beneficial to change right away, hosting holiday dinners, catching up on much missed time with family after years of being overseas and across the U.S. - out of pocket. What a treasure it is to be nearer! It's surreal, honestly.
