Our Temporary Home

Ok, wow, I haven't blogged since December! So sorry folks! Things have been quite busy since then. Justin graduated from the Military Police Captain's Career Course at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri on April 8, 2010. Justin's Grandma and Grandpa drove in from Iowa to see him graduate. We loved having them there! They are in their 80's so it was special that they would do this for us. They came on Wednesday night and we took them to Ruby Tuesdays for dinner. I love Ruby Tuesdays! Their salad bar and Ruby mini's are amazing! Yum! On Thursday, Justin went to work and I finished up packing the SUV and then went with Grandma and Grandpa to Waffle House for brunch. Soon after was Justin's graduation and then the adventure began. Justin and I took off in our SUV for Ft. Hood, Texas. We were on the road by 5:30 PM and arrived at Fort Hood around 4:00 AM on Friday morning. Justin drove the entire way! I love him sooo much for that! I hate to drive. I get so sleepy even if I am just driving 1 hour! The realtor was supposed to show up at our house at 7:30 AM that morning to give us the key to our house (that we are renting in Harker Heights, Texas). So, we drove to our house and slept in our SUV for 2 hours waiting on her to get there. The lady showed up and we got the key with no problems. The owners of the house had left the water and electricity turned on for us which was great! The movers showed up at 8 AM and started unloading our stuff into our house. They finally left around 2 PM and we grabbed some Chick-Fil-A (which is just down the road from our sub-division, yay!) and then we crashed at home for a few hours. Then it was time to pick up Dad from the Austin, Texas airport (about an hour away). Let's just say I am getting too old to do all nighters! lol Ok, 30 years old is not THAT old, but I was definitely not functioning very well the next day.

I definitely do NOT like moving at ALL! It is probably one of the things in life that I dislike most. And although I love the house we are renting here in Texas, I definitely do NOT love Texas just yet. I definitely miss Indiana, Missouri, and Georgia, too. But I know God has a plan for us and wants us in Texas for some reason. And I heard a Carrie Underwood song on the radio the other day that really made me think......this is just our "temporary home." "It's not where I belong, Windows and rooms that I'm passing through, this was just a stop on my way to where I'm going, I'm not afraid because I know this was my temporary home."

I have no reason to stress over moving and places I have to live. I need to keep the "big picture" in my head.....this world is just a temporary stop to where we should ALL long to be......with our Father in Heaven someday. Just wish my head would listen to what my heart knows is true. ;) Easier said than done sometimes.