Well, life is ever changing at our house. We have moved again!!!! I DON’T EVER WANT TO MOVE AGAIN! However, I know that it will be inevitable, because we are only leasing. However it can be a long term lease and I do see us staying here for at least 5 years. Maybe even until David retires from Frito Lay which is only about 7 years away. We have so much stuff and have a hard time parting with any of it. We did however get rid of a bunch of stuff this last time but it hardly made a dent in what we have.
Our lease was coming due in July and we knew we were going to have to do something. So I started looking on Craigs list for a place to rent, we even thought for a second about moving back to Gilbert or Chandler so I was looking for homes there too but it didn’t take very long for me to realize that it didn’t feel right. For some unknown reason we are supposed to be here in Maricopa, I feel it so strongly. We must be destined to stay in the same ward also because the house we found kept us in the ward. Crazy. I love the house…. The thing I have missed the most about our home in Gilbert was the nice backyard and pool and this home has a pool and a beautiful back and front yard. I love it!!! We have already used the pool so much, it gives us something to do outside our house. The other house didn’t even have a decent back yard or even a decent back porch. This was so worth the move. We were able to have the kids over for a swim and BBQ on Saturday for Father’s day and it is so fun to have something to do when they come.
The oddest thing however, even though I feel so strongly that we should be here in Maricopa I have not completely figured out why. We have received a lot of blessings since being out here and maybe just obedience is the reason for being out here. I do struggle when going to church because I miss being and feeling like we .are a valuable addition to the ward. Even though we both did not hold leadership callings in Crossroads Park ward at the time we moved I still felt like we were a valuable addition to the ward. I miss the people. I miss knowing them, knowing what their struggles are and feeling the love and compassion towards them. Our friends in Gilbert knew us while raising kids. Their kids grew up with ours and we shared a lot while raising a family. We know very few people in our ward and so I really struggle on Sunday’s, especially on Fast and Testimony days. Maybe now that we know we are here to stay for a while I will be able to invest myself in the ward. It is hard when you don’t have kids to help break the ice for you. They only see us as empty nesters and that is not really who I am. My family is who I am and they don’t know my family like our friends in Gilbert do. My family defines who I am and the people here don’t know them. We are just 2 old farts sitting on the bench sometimes by ourselves and sometimes with our little cute straggler daughter.
I do have to add however, that we have been blessed tremendously since moving here to Maricopa. I thank Heavenly Father every single day for the many blessings that have come into our lives. What is in store next?
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