Send us a post card

Today is bittersweet. Not alot of story telling this time around. Don't really have it in me today...

Last night we said "So Long" to our beloved traveling home on wheels. It has officially found a new home.

We knew it had to go. This new job isn't going to allow for much time off to spend traveling the road at our leisure. We knew it couldn't just sit indefinitly. All that didn't make it any easier. We aren't attached to it in a possessive glorious toy kind of way, it is more a loss of a season in life. The closure of a journey that our family cherishes so deeply.

Every moment in that RV was absolutely a blessing. Not one day of disappointment, sadness or regret. In our focus to set out to serve others we learned to serve each other, grew tighter as a family unit and have been taken to a level in our relationship with God and Jesus that we crave each and every day. I know that none of that is ending, that it is just changing.

I find it fascinating that the sound of that particular motor invokes the sense of adventure. It has found its place on the list of memorable sounds, you know alot like a special song. Jeramie started it up while we were getting it ready for its newest journey and we were all ready to go with it. The kids and I didn't go with him to deliver it and I am glad, I probably would have cried.

From the outside it appears to be a very large recreational vehicle that really serves no purpose other than to bring someone extra comfort and enjoyment. From our perspective it appears as a tool of God's to be moved around building the kingdom of God. We have been praying for the right owners to come along. We have been praying that the new owners would be just as blessed by our RV as we have been. We have been praying that the transaction would be mutually beneficial to all involved. God has been faithful.

We had many empty bites, a few more serious interests and the one we knew was the deal. We waited patiently and quietly never getting anxious. We peacefully knew that when things were lined up right it would happen. We had been talking with these particular perspective buyers for about a month. We got a fair deal, they love the rig and are headed first for Florida. When Jeramie got home I did have a handful of tears (exactly five). "Its sad" he said, "yep. yep it is" I confirmed.

So today we say "so long little home on wheels, we know you aren't just a luxury toy, we know that you belong to God to be used by God, like everything else in this world. We are just grateful that God provided you for us to be used for the length of time that He did. Send us a postcard when you get there..."