Dear Kids,
Wow - the last couple of months, well really the last year, have been NUTS! here is a short recap:
-We got back from Mexico in July 2022
-We stayed with my dad until August 2022 - Brent and I finished up the podcast, mainly the meditations, and then we had to have Brent start looking for a job.
-Brent accepted a position with Al's company and went to SLC to start in August - we stayed with Papa in Idaho while he started and looked for a house that we could rent.
-He looked for about three weeks in between work for a place to rent, but nothing was feeling right and nothing was going through. So Krista and Al offered to have us stay with them until we found a place.
-We left Idaho at the end of August and moved in with Krista and Al. We thought we'd be there for just a few weeks.
-I looked for a rental and it just wasn't feeling right. So we thought about buying and we knew that we couldn't quite get approved for it yet because of just starting a new job. So we kept looking for rentals and it just wasn't coming together.
-So in Early October after living in their basement for 2 months, Al and Krista approached us about buying a house and we use it - they needed a tax write off and we needed a house. That was the situation that we were waiting for, we immediately knew it was the right thing to do.
-So I started house hunting again for a few weeks, looking at MANY options. We narrowed it down to the house we are in now!
-We put in the offer in November. They closed in December, and then we moved into the house like 5 days before Christmas!
-We moved in, had to go to St. George and get the storage unit stuff, unloaded, then kept unloading. We had to find a couch, beds, book shelves, bed sets, and replace EVERYTHING - which is what we've been doing for the past 2 months.
-After moving in I've been finding class options for the kids (I found dance for Talia, only 5 houses down from us!), We've been trying the homeschool community, and figuring life out.
Now we've been in our house for almost three months and it just feels like a huge BLUR in a lot of ways. And there are many things that are amazing and other things that have been difficult:
WONDERFUL THINGS:
-It's so nice to be in a home that we know we don't have to leave. I can't even say how amazing it is. It feels so good. I don't feel like I'm in a hurry to unpack or anything because I have all the time in the world. I was gung-ho with moving in for the first couple of weeks and then I just kind of slowed way down.
-It's a great neighborhood with LOTS of kids. That is awesome. I really hope that all the kids can make some good friends here. Talia is good with friends, but the boys need good friends. So I hope, especially Gabe, can find a good friend.
-Huge blessing that Krista and Al have helped us so much. So grateful for their generosity.
-I really love the house - it's very comfortable for us right now. The kids have good rooms and good space. We can host people and be comfortable while we do. So grateful for all of that.
DIFFICULT THINGS:
-None of us were prepared for the emotional pull it would be to finally be in our own place and the realization of how permanent it is. It has brought on a whole new level of homesickness that none of us were really prepared for. It's been a very big pull on our hearts, and overwhelming to realize that we need to integrate into this community and the time it takes to do that.
-I have definitely been in a bit of a depression - which is so weird for me. I am hibernating, not really wanting to meet people, not knowing how to add value here, all the things that I just took for granted back in St. George. I knew people in EVERY area there - theater, city council, homeschool community, politics, church leadership - all the ways. And here it just feels like I have to start over, and I do. It feels overwhelming.
-The kids emotions have been all over the place, we're entering a new phase of parenting for sure.
-Brent has been gone a lot - getting used to his new schedule has been a HUGE adjustment for all of us.
It's been interesting to feel SO GRATEFUL and so OVERWHELMED all at the same time. The Lord is pushing us and expanding us for sure.
I love you kids. The Lord will give you growing opportunities all your life.
Your Mom
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