Jun 25, 2008

Updates from a slacker blogger

Well, it is finally here...moving day.  It doesn't seem like that long ago that we announced that we were leaving to go back home to Kansas.  It was almost 5 months ago!  I am currently sitting at home waiting for the movers to come and Jeff to get back with breakfast after taking Kayla to the "spa" for the day.  Thanks to a lot of help from wonderful friends, we are all packed!  We have a few areas designated for things to go in the cars with us.  Although the movers come today, we won't get our stuff until the 7th.  Ah, and it's raining now.  Yippee.

Here's a recap of the last few weeks:

Memorial Day week - I went to New York City with my mom and sister for a girls' trip--lots of fun!  I had never been before.

May 31 - Jeff was ordained!!  This ended a process that he has been going through for many years since he first perceived a call to ordained ministry.  Our families made the trip to Lafayette, IN, and there was a big group from Ridge Church that made the trip as well!  Much celebrating ensued.

sometime early June - we made an offer on a house in Olathe that was eventually accepted!

mid-June - I was offered a job at First UMC in Lawrence to lead worship at the contemporary service on their west campus.  This is my "home church"--the church where Jeff and I met, were in youth group. and got married.  I'll be part time starting on July 15!  So excited!!

June 16-20 - Jeff had Middle School Mission Week at the church, in the midst of which we started saying our farewells and were trying to finish the packing.

June 18 - Baby shower at the church.  There was a really great turn out (Jeff was disappointed he was the only guy...not sure anyone else was.) and we got wonderful gifts!

June 19 - The youth had a going away party for us, and gave us a memory book and other fun road trip gifts.

June 20 - Our young adult friends from Dalit had a going away cook out for us.  Kelly made a wonderful slide show of the time we've all spent together over the past two years.

June 21 - Our Dalit buddies came over for a packing party!  What a great group of friends!  They were fantastic, and worth more than the pizza we bought for dinner.

June 22 - Our last Sunday at Ridge.  There was a combined service at 10:30, which was packed!  The choir sang, the band played, and Jeff preached his last sermon there.  After the service there was a lunch in the Fellowship Hall.  Everyone formed a "receiving line" as they came in, so the folks at the back were waiting for a while to sit!  It was a wonderful day, and we all shared great memories with each other.  We will miss our Ridge Church family greatly.  We have been so blessed by everyone for the time that we have been a part of that community!  Many of the farewells were hard, but we really hope to see folks out our way and when we come back to visit in the next few years.



Looking forward...

Tomorrow we will close on the house in Highland, pack up our cars and head west.

Jeff starts at Church of the Resurrection on July 1st.

We close on our new house in Olathe on July 2nd and take possession July 3rd.  Our stuff comes on the 7th.  I just hope the rain stops today so all our stuff won't get wet before being stored for 11 days, but it doesn't look like it will stop anytime soon....

Shalom,
Heather

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