Emotions about Moving

As many of you know we have less than a week left here in Louisville. I have mixed emotions about leaving.

• I'm excited to be a member and to serve at Bigelow church in Portsmouth, OH and to finally have a house with a washer, dryer and dishwasher and to be near my family and to finally be in a place that we plan to stay for the rest of our lives
• I'm nervous about meeting new people, my role in ministry, family dynamics, finding a job for David, and making sure our insurance is dealt with properly so that Mia's surgery will be paid for later
• I'm sad to leave our church family who have helped us to grow so much spiritually and who have guided us through some of the most difficult times of our lives. I am sad too, because I know this place will never be the same--when we move on, it is only the beginning of the long line of people who will be doing the same, scattering the members of 3rd Avenue Baptist church all over the world.
• I'm happy that I was able to be a part of such a wonderful body of believers, that one day I will see these people again after the long journey of life and we can spend eternity telling each other stories of our ministries, and that I have a whole new group of Christians to build relationships with and learn from at Bigelow.
• I'm tired from packing for weeks and trying to get my 4 month old daughter to sleep through the night
• I'm thankful for the fun going away party that some of our friends threw us last night