The move

September 24, 2011

We are here. Possibly some of you are wanting to hear about our move (maybe my mother or sisters...) and here are a few things.

We drove up on Saturday after spending all week trying to get the house ready to sell, deal with realtors, and figure out a place to live. We made it to the rental on Saturday and it is a five bedroom home with a finished basement on the South side of town. We have no furniture.

Well, we have a bed my parents gave us from their house and a blue chair. We do have a folding table for our dining room table, but that is it.

We went to church on Sunday and everyone seemed nice, but wow, I have been surprised.

On Tuesday, the Relief Society president dropped by and asked how they could help. She seemed very willing to help us. I said we were fine, but she insisted I called her for anything at all. She brought us rolls. I wasn't expecting anything at all, to be truthful. On Tuesday afternoon, another person in the ward dropped by and told me they had two twin mattresses they weren't using if we wanted to borrow them for our kids. I thanked them and they brought them over later with cookies and a phone number if we needed anything.

On Wednesday the wife of a bishopric member stopped by with a loaf of bread and asked how we were doing. (have I mentioned I don't even remember writing our address down anywhere, but I did say it out loud to a few people at church). The compassionate service leader called me Wednesday night and asked me if they could bring us meals for a few days. I said we were okay, but she insisted they wanted to anyway. I thanked her and she set up meals for Wednesday-Saturday.

On Thursday the relief society president called and said she was thinking and worrying about me (she knows we moved fast, that I am pregnant, that I had a cold, and that we have no furniture...but we really are okay!) And then she dropped by and brought me vitamin D later.

On Friday as we were brought another meal another couple in the ward dropped by and asked what stuff we needed. I said we were okay, but they kept asking about what we had or not. We have felt overwhelmed by all this.

We weren't expecting anything, but honestly it's been such a blessing and uplifting thing right now through this move. It's hard to move to a new place away from all family and be so busy.

The first week we had to set up Nathan's school, which was kind of a big thing because he had to be overflowed to one school, and then to another, and I had to talk to the busing route a few times. We had to still get our house in Perry up for sale signing papers over email, and then we had to call for all utilities and to get our mail key, and we have to do all those kinds of errands.

We also had a baby doctor appointment on Thursday and they found out I am having only one baby and it is looking good so far! We are due April 7. We are doing fine. We have been blessed a lot. It is definitely an adjustment, and I have been praying a lot. I was also thinking how interesting it is that we moved to Idaho Falls when Nathan is 6, and I moved to Idaho Falls the first time when I was 6. It has brought back some memories and reminds me what Nathan might be going through. It also reminds me that if you have a strong family it helps you get through anything. So that is what we strive for here in ours. We have a lot to go and there are a lot of people with different opinions, thoughts, personalities in ours, but I know that this trial can strengthen our family if we let it, and that is my goal. I guess, it has to be our family's goal because I can't do it on my own, but I hope that it does.

I know that the gospel is true and that Heavenly Father is watching out for us. This isn't the easiest thing I have done, but I know that if you trust in Heavenly Father He will help you. Love you guys :)

Becky