Short timer

We're six weeks from moving and it is getting really exciting! We got our housing assignment last week and what a blessing, it's bigger than the house we live in now (how will we ever survive with less than 2,000 sq ft again?) Marti is thrilled and so am I. Also the house has a guest bedroom which will have a double bed, for whenever anyone from Jacksonville wants to visit. We have reserved the moving van and are starting to line up volunteers for the move. We also have help at the Sewanee end, which is totally great.

I got turned down for one of the scholarships I applied for, but it was a long shot. The rest we'll know when I hear from Sewanee's financial aid office around the 15th of June. The St. Andrew's vestry and finance committees both approved a very generous "aid" package for our family. Thanks to all and to Father Mark for their generosity! This last piece of the puzzle would be enough to stress anyone out, but I feel completely at peace...

The kids are getting excited too. It is starting to sink in that they won't be able to see all of their lifelong friends whenever they want. It adds a certain sense of appreciation that only moving away can provide. My dad was in the Navy, so I am well acquainted with relocating, but Marti and the kids are not.

St. Andrew's is planning a big party for us in July and I am really looking forward to it. I hope that we can find ways to express our love for our wonderful home parish and to thank them for bringing us into the family of God.

yours in Christ,

Jon