Have you ever wondered what the final month in America is like for a missionary family? I am not writing this for pity or for you to feel bad for us. Rather, I was reminded by a friend the other day how hard it is for those who haven't moved their family overseas to understand what it's like and so I thought I'd explain a bit of the "season" we're in. If by chance you're wondering why we had to say no to coming over to your house for dinner or you're wondering why we have seemed distant or in our own little world, this is why:
Our List of Things To Do is looks like this this week:
1. Take down old back yard fence and rebuild new fence
2. Prune bushes and spruce up the yard for renters.
3. Pick out neutral paint colors to paint the inside of the house before we rent it out.
4. Have the house ready to show to potential renters at any time.
5. Finish shopping for each of the 6 members in our family for the next 3 years - the baby in particular is a fun challenge.
6. Sew name tags into all of Isaac's clothing for when he starts at Rift Valley Academy next month.
7. Write a prayer letter with photos to share with our supporters, friends and family where we're going next and what our ministry will be.
8. Edit our wills
9. Finish all paperwork for both SIM and AIM (we are now seconded to Africa Inland Mission so we have paperwork to do for them too.)
10. Make sure we all are up to date with immunizations including baby Carson.
11. Go to court on Friday the 27th to finalize our adoption!
12. Amend Carson's birth certificate with his real name.
13. Drive to Atlanta to apply for Carson's passport in person to speed up the process
14. Begin to pack up the whole house and pack it into the finished room over our garage.
15. Begin to pack and weigh each of our trunks (luggage)
And somehow in addition to all of this, Eli is finishing two difficult PhD courses and I'm trying to keep meals on the table, care for a 3 month old baby, and every now and then do something fun with the boys like take them to the pool since this is our summer after all. :)
Our List of Things To Do is looks like this this week:
1. Take down old back yard fence and rebuild new fence
2. Prune bushes and spruce up the yard for renters.
3. Pick out neutral paint colors to paint the inside of the house before we rent it out.
4. Have the house ready to show to potential renters at any time.
5. Finish shopping for each of the 6 members in our family for the next 3 years - the baby in particular is a fun challenge.
6. Sew name tags into all of Isaac's clothing for when he starts at Rift Valley Academy next month.
7. Write a prayer letter with photos to share with our supporters, friends and family where we're going next and what our ministry will be.
8. Edit our wills
9. Finish all paperwork for both SIM and AIM (we are now seconded to Africa Inland Mission so we have paperwork to do for them too.)
10. Make sure we all are up to date with immunizations including baby Carson.
11. Go to court on Friday the 27th to finalize our adoption!
12. Amend Carson's birth certificate with his real name.
13. Drive to Atlanta to apply for Carson's passport in person to speed up the process
14. Begin to pack up the whole house and pack it into the finished room over our garage.
15. Begin to pack and weigh each of our trunks (luggage)
And somehow in addition to all of this, Eli is finishing two difficult PhD courses and I'm trying to keep meals on the table, care for a 3 month old baby, and every now and then do something fun with the boys like take them to the pool since this is our summer after all. :)
3 comments:
Well done all of you!!
I think the adoption of a boy or a girl is world best things to do.
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