"Oh my". Those are the two words I think I have used the most on this trip so far. Everything is so out of wack....I miss my routines! Anyone who knows me well is aware that I thrive on routines, planning and organization. Oh my gosh y'all....chaos is my enemy and it is what we have been surrounded with for almost 4 days now. Don't get me wrong, I'm beyond excited that we're almost "home" but there have been times when I just think "did we make the right decision?" Those negative thoughts only come up when I am stressed out though, and once I slap myself back into reality I remember our true purpose for packing up our lives in Texas and planting them newly in Bellingham, WA. God has a bigger and better plan for us up here, and no matter how hard it is to get there....the light is still at the end of the tunnel. Before we left Amarillo on Sunday, we attended our last service at Victory Church. Pastor David preached on perservering through tough times. There will be times in every Christian's walk where they will go through some rough patches along the way and we have to hold tight to the truth that God promised stating that He WILL come through for us, but we have to give our cares to him because we were not built to hold it all by ourselves! Do you ever feel so stressed out that you want to lock yourself in a closet and scream at the top of your lungs? Jon and I have both felt that way at one point this week, and perhaps aimed at each other because we both thing we have the right way of doing things. It could be that neither of us are wrong, but the way I do things is totally opposite of the way Jon does things. That is why we fit perfectly together. However, in stressful situations it is hard to see the beneficial side of everything. Today we encountered construction at every single turn, putting us at least 2 hours behind schedule. Then we had trouble with the bank because they freaked out with us using our card across many state lines...oops.
Jon and I miss our privacy and our routine more than we thought we would. It's been very difficult to not have a few minutes at the end of the day to talk to each other and process what we just went through on the road for 10 hours. Jon is my very best friend, and I always look forward to talking to him at the end of each day. Well.....little miss Kaylee is a little out-of-sorts and is having trouble at night. She is used to having her own room and being by herself to go to sleep. She can't exactly do that if Jon and I are both still in the room trying to get things set out, organized, or planning our next drive. She's been getting to bed around 9:30pm each night. That's 2 hours later than normal and we notice it during the day. She's trying so hard though, and we honestly could not ask any more of her. When we get frustrated we remind each other that this is hard for her, and we've taken her from everything "normal" including the schedule she does so well on. We've attempted to keep it as best we could, but that's not always easy.
Tomorrow will be our last day on the road, and hopefully we will make it to Jon's parent's house in Ferndale by early afternoon. I'm anxious to see our new apartment in Bellingham, and I am ready for us to get back on a schedule. I know Kaylee will adjust so much better if she is as well. For now, I am going to get some sleep, and hopefully she will be sleeping peacefully when I get back into the room. Good night everyone!
Hang in there, Hansons!!! You are almost there!!! Praying for all three of you!!
ReplyDeleteYou're so close!!! I say set up Kaylee's room first in your new house, that way she can be sleeping in there while you set up the rest of the house! :o) I bet y'all can't wait to get everything set up there and find a new routine, or just get back to the old one! Can't wait to hear about y'all finally getting there. Oh and yes, I did just use the word "y'all" in a post about Washington! :o)
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