Bless the Lord, my soul;
all my inmost being, praise his holy name.
Bless the Lord, my soul,
and forget not all his benefits—
Maybe I’m naive, I don’t know, but I’m honestly shocked at how hard these past few days have been. We haven’t left Brandon yet; we still have three more Sundays with the church (and I want to see each and every one of you every single week); everything is still moving forward according to plan…
But… we did say goodbye to our house on Laurel Oak yesterday, and it hit both of us so hard it was almost too much to bear. There have of course been several, as the legal folk say, “mitigating circumstances.” Try these few for starters:
- The actual “full-service” move has involved unnecessary stresses that I will document in this space only after our household goods are safely delivered
- Once they arrived, the movers were on-site for 37-hours
- Rebekah and I missed almost two full nights of sleep
- We had scheduled a full day to clean our empty house (Wednesday) before Thursday’s closing. The moving truck rolled away at 2:00 AM, seven hours before closing
- A last-minute “open permit from 1996” crisis almost cancelled the closing
- Two hours prior to closing our water heater started to leak from the bottom; my plumber was installing a new water-tank during closing
- Then, after our fond farewell (see picture), and just after we finished loading everything into our temporary apartment, I drove up the street to grab lunch. WHAMO! I was rear-ended!
But, and this is what Rebekah read out loud for our devotional this morning, ”
Trust in the Lord with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;
in all your ways submit to him,
and he will make your paths straight. (Proverbs 3:5-6)
Straight paths. Blessings. That’s really all that needs to be said; peace and love – DEREK
All those things which happened are so predictable. I don’t know why. Last minute repairs; unexpected closing issues; sleepless nights; unfortunate accident. It is almost as if the stars collide to usher in and usher out the ending and the beginning. Sorry for the stress. You made it through. How do people without God do it? I think we humans have what it takes but we, blessed to be in the know, realize we aren’t alone. Perhaps that is enough. Blessings on your final times with us. Look forward to your music Sunday. xooxJackiew
I completely understand what you two are going through….welcome to my life! Believe me when I say, it will get better. Surprisingly, your mind filters out the frustrating moments and one day in the near future, you will remember only the good times on Laurel Oak. Trust me….I’ve done it fifteen times!
Love,
Nancy
uh… wow. i, uh… i’m sorry about that crack about the floors over on facebook.
I love your comments, Darrell
Like I mentioned before, you MUST be doing something right. You and Rebekah are loved by so many people who were and are praying for you both.
Dearest Derek and Rebekah, I am thinking about you two and sending you lots of love, prayers and good energy. We are going to miss you so much in this area, but will always carry you in our hearts. So much love, Taylor Hill
I have a plan for you, He said. And no plan of Mine goes off unopposed…if you know what I mean. Safe, safe travels. Transition is …just…so…hard.
…for he forgives all your iniquities and heals all your diseases, he redeems your life from the pit, and satisfies you with goo so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
Bless the Lord oh my soul.
I just love that he “satisfies with goo”!
http://youtu.be/XtwIT8JjddM your post reminds me of this…….through our trials we must remember to keep singing. God Bless you and Rebekah for keeping the “song” alive…
OK. Thanks
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