It's Moving Day!

What an incredible day this has been. We were up early this morning in anticipation of the big day. The movers were scheduled to arrive at around 9:00 am and we still had some odd and ends that needed to be packed. After getting ready for the movers to come I am totally convinced that we are all too materialistic and have far too much stuff. It seemed as if all of our belongings had turned into rabbits and just kept multiplying.

Promptly at 9:00 am we heard the sound of diesel outside and instantly knew that the Allied truck was here. After taking them on a brief tour of the home and getting them established I moved out to the car to help Zach. He was putting on the new Thule system of crossbars on the car for our new luggage carrier.

In the midst of helping him I heard laughter from the front yard and realized that Teri, our realtor, was here. I came over to greet her and realized that the laughter was laced with tears. It was obvious on both of their faces. We've truly thought of Teri as much more than a realtor. Through this process she has truly become a friend. We all exchanged moving day sentiments as we waited on Amy to arrive. Amy is with the Ventura County Star. She was coming to conduct an interview with us. To make a really long story short, she had been made aware of our blog and its emphasis on prayer and asked if they could do a story on our praying our home through to the sell. Cammie and I, along with Teri spent a good amount of time sharing our story. Look for it in this Sunday's Star Homes Section of the Star. If you don't live in Ventura County it will be posted on line about a week after it runs. All of this to say that it has been an exciting day. Right now, as I type, I'm stretched out on the floor. The house is almost empty and very soon it will be completely empty.

I confess that this has been an emotional day for me. While I've been going to Carolina in My Mind I've been reminiscing over the past 21 years here in Southern California. I can truly say that we wouldn't trade the experiences and opportunities for anything. And as great as they have been I have to confess that they were only part of what made our time here outstanding. The real reason we have loved it here for the past 21 years is because of the friendships we have shared and the love we have been able to give and receive.

It was here in Southern California that we grew up. Thank you!