A whole lot of change.

  Last November, Tom and I decided to test the waters with his resume and see where it landed.  It landed with four rounds of interviews from Google, two from Lowe's Corp., two and an offer from Belk.  After much much prayer, we took the offer from Belk.  Charlotte, North Carolina here we come. January was a blur as Tom had to report for his new job on February 17th.  Steven, Jan's sweetheart, and Tom drove almost straight through for 22 hours in order to avoid the big blizzard of 2014.  They just missed it, but had to haul furniture into Tom's apartment with 3 inches of snow on the ground.  Tom learned really quick that people in Charlotte are not equipped for snow as nobody had shoveled or cleared the roads.  I have turned in my resignation at D20.  That was so very tough as I KNOW this is what God wants us to do.  I just can't believe I am leaving a job that I worked so hard to get.

  I miss my beloved like crazy.  We have never been apart for this long.  I miss his smile, his crazy sense of humor, his hugs, his kisses, his encouragement.  I miss my soul mate.  My very best friend.  We skype, but it is not the same.  I am trying really hard not to complain as I know there are military families that do this all the time.  I have a new appreciation for all that they go through.

  We now begin preparations for Laura's graduation.  She is off to Carnforth, England where she will attend Bible college for the next year.  She and I have had our ups and downs, but I am so very proud of her.  She has "senioritis", but she appears to be finishing strong.  Just like I can't believe we are leaving our beautiful home, I can't believe my beautiful daughter is moving on to a place that will be her own.

  Becca is looking forward to our big move.  She is looking forward to new friends and a new climate.  She sees the excitement of the new adventure ahead of us.  I don't know what I would do without her sense of humor and willingness to put up with me having my "moving moments".  We call them that because she knows that when I am quiet, deep in thought, and start to cry, it is because I am already missing my Colorado home and my friends here.

  I want to start blogging once again, as now I have some time.  The house is on the market and is settling in to a weird routine.  I am hoping that blogging will somehow help me let go of Colorado and welcome North Carolina.  I am hoping that it helps me to look back and remember how God is working in our lives.  I already find myself fretting over the sale of this house.  I clean it EVERY day.  We had two showings on Saturday.  Supposedly, that is good for this time of year.  I was reminded in church today that as a believer in Christ, I have to believe that he is working all of this out and just "let God do it in the perfect time".  I have to stop fretting and do more believing. That is such a toughie for me.

  This afternoon, the girls and I went to Denver to IKEA and The Cheesecake Factory.  We had a nice time. The meal was a "thank you" to the girls for working so hard to get the house ready for showings.

  I have decided that I want to plot my weight loss journey on here as well.  If I am held accountable by those who love me, I am more apt to follow a healthy diet and exercise.  There it is.  I want to blog and exercise more and eat less.  I hope it works.

TTFN