I received a very nice form letter from the Dean of the School of Theology at Sewanee the other day. In the letter he welcomed my family to Sewanee and tried to introduce us to the idea of being constantly overwhelmed... anyone who has visited our house lately would know that we are no strangers to this state of mind! We started packing two weeks ago and everything is in a state of flux. We have packaged almost all of our fragile items such as picture frames, figurines, etc in bubble wrap and cardboard. We've peeled wallpaper jungle scenes from the kids' bedroom walls, we have tried to empty out the shed and the garage (although they are more full than ever) and so on... all while keeping everyone fed and clothed, including our infant son Joshua.
All in all it has been fun and exciting and yet we're nowhere near ready to go, but go we will. The rental van is rented, so there's no backing out now.
On the plus side, it is nice to see that we're all getting along with each other pretty well. We're spending lots of time with old friends, silently acknowledging how much we're going to miss each other (a lot, a whole lot!) and wishing we could take everyone with us to Sewanee.
God has definitely been the central figure in this whole process and I pray that we'll keep saying "yes" each time he says "go now".
Jon
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