Settled in...

Have you settled in yet ?

That’s a question we hear over and over again. And I usually answer yes, but how do you really know that you have indeed settled in.

This was a big move and the last few months, we, as a family, felt  everything but settled. I think ever since we put our house on the market back in March, started to sort things in piles, got rid of pretty much 90% of our earthly possessions, sold the house, moved to Nebraska and lived off whatever fit into a 5x8 ft trailer and a 3$ goodwill couch.

Settled sounds wonderful, settled sounds better than what we were doing for the last half year.  I like settled, but do I feel settled in?

Maybe a bit. I like getting all my things in order, having a set spot for everything. I am a messy person, so having order helps me. I like being organized and “settled in” fits right into that.

I think I desperately want to feel settled in and I think we are getting there. It’s a series of small steps.

Like hanging pictures and finding your way around town. Like not forgetting to take grocery bags to the store and remember that everything is closed on Sunday. Like getting to know your neighbors and knowing what day the ads come in the newspaper. Like knowing what response to give, not having to fumble for the right words or saying weird nonsensical things because you are still thinking in English.

I think we are getting there.

We’ve been invited over a lot the last few weeks, just getting to know people from the church and we are blown away by their hospitality and welcoming us in, and their commitment to the church and serving there. It is very encouraging to feel like we are all in this together. It’s not a one man show. We all work together in building the kingdom. We all have a part of it.

We are still having to settle into church life, find our roles and responsibilities. John is 3/4 through his 4 week intensive class and has learned a lot. He is very eager to know more and will most likely continue taking classes online.

I will admit to myself, we are still settling in. We are still in the process. Some things that we thought would be complicated turned out to not be a problem at all, and other things we did not even anticipate, are turning out to be a huge pain. As of today we have internet at our house. We are so grateful for all your support and prayers and sticking with us through the quiet times. Now that we are back on the World Wide Web we will be able to stay in touch better. If you would like to be added to our prayer update list, just shoot us a message on facebook. Thank you all for your love and support, we are so grateful to be able to serve here and have you all be a part of it. 

Until then, we will still be working on settling in; one small step at a time.