Summer of transition

Well I dropped the ball in filling in details from the rest of the trip. Things got busier and I got tireder and that's that. However, I'm not going to neglect posting because of guilt over it. For awhile I thought, "I'll go back and fill the gaps in, finishing off the details if the trip." That's way too much to fill in on this blog because I don't even know who follows us in this. If we haven't seen you since returning from Europe and won't see you in the next month and you want to know about the trip, leave a comment or send a note and we can fill you in.

Anyway, we spent the last week in Anderson living with our friends, Jon and Holly Lambert. It was great to be able to catch up with them and experience their hospitality. It allowed us to ship the last 22 boxes to Guam and to say some last 'goodbyes' to a few of the magnificent people we've come to love in the area.
It was tough to be "home" in Anderson, but to not have our home. Leslie had moved us out of the apartment before we met in Europe so that we wouldn't have to pay rent and utilities for a glorified storage unit. This week provided us with some joyful/tearful opportunities to reflect on many of the people and things that we will miss greatly as we leave this part of the country. A deep sense of gratitude and thankfulness over how blessed we have been is the healthy byproduct of the grief over moving away.
We are now in Rochester, IN for a few weeks to spend time with Leslie's family and various friends before heading up to Canada around the 28th. If you are in the area and happen to read this, drop us a line and we'll see what we can do about connecting with you.
Thanks again for your friendship and support.