questions answered

so here's the skinny on our future plans. uh-umm...the Lord's plans, that is.

here goes.

first of all, yes, we are moving.

where? dallas, texas.

when? second week of june, 2009.

why? i've struggled with this one too. totally kidding, honey. jacob is going to attend dallas theological seminary, aka DTS (link in my sidebar). striving for his masters in theology, he will continue his education in a three-year program. incredible teaching with intense studies. i am looking forward to the cultural experience and interaction with other families that are picking up and enduring the same challenges. and joys, right?

the application is finished and en-route to the proper hands. they have received everything they need and are now prayerfully considering their choices. we know and fully understand that it is totally up to the Lord whether or not we will 110% be heading out on that second week of june next year. jacob meets every requirement they have established, so there shouldn't be any practical issues of not getting in. and so we wait...

papa and grammy (my parents) will be driving us down with their house on wheels. they have a garage on the back to haul our stuff. this will save on u-haul rental, hotel fees and eating out on the trip down. we will make it as adventurous as possible. brave souls i tell you. brave.

we are hoping to get accepted into the family dorms right on campus. their rental fees include access to food, which is huge! not cook for three years? what? really? okay, so i still might have to do some sort of food preparation. do you want milk with those cheerios? but seriously, being surrounded by other families would be so great. i wouldn't feel completely on my own as my husband becomes embedded into his studies. which means, we will most likely be selling our first home relatively "soon". this makes me sad. but alas, it is just a house...a material possession that i can't take with me. do you hear the convincing that isn't happening in my tone? if we got accepted into the dorms, then we would have to pack up and go a.s.a.p. they don't hold them for you, as they are on demand all the time. to have our house holding us back just doesn't seem sensible. and living in an apartment or small rental during transition would give some practice for our forthcoming years. small. tight. cozy.

every weekend that jacob is home to help, we begin to tackle our 'catch-all' room upstairs. it's quite hilarious some of the conversations that go on as we find ourselves knee high in what jacob calls "junk". it is mostly my craftroom supplies, pre-bought gifts for who-knows-who and the room that ends up with all the extras. i think i've said about ten times, "there it is!" i know you have one of those at home too...

one of my favorite boxes packed yesterday, out of the six we got done, is this one:
yes, it is a beautiful box full of beautiful baskets. it's an illness. AN ILLNESS! these have to sadly go into storage for now. i was able to choose one to take with me, just one. so logically, i chose the largest.

this is a very small picture of what upstairs looks like. seemingly better, however, after yesterday's accomplishments.
most of my favorites are packed from that one room. the rest is sorting of scrap supplies - what to take, what to store, most importantly, what to sell - packing up paper, and maybe jacob was right, going through junk. i'm glad we've given ourselves a head start because i'm already dreading heading back up those stairs to start again. the girls have been fabulously patient in the heat of the loft as we spend our afternoons up there.

my goal was to answer some questions to keep everyone out of the dark. sorry for the confusion, but i am so thankful that we have another year at MOPS, church ministry and growth in friendships to further encouragement during this time of our lives. you are all great and wonderful! i plan on keeping in touch and will forever keep my blog running...i think it will be my saving grace. my outlet to home.

will keep everyone posted on the progress of His plans. :)