The Big Move: Prepping the Dropzone
Friday, March 12, 2010 at 6:14PM As I've mentioned in previous posts, Adam and I have been in a holding pattern for quite some time. Come April we'll finally be able to unpack our suitcases and store them away for a little while (*cue happy dance). Getting our very own street address was super exciting. Now for the logistical nightmare of actually moving. We have furniture, clothing, unopened wedding presents, vehicles, and other miscellaneous belongings stored away in Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee. No, we're not gluttons for punishment. Our parents (who live in AL and GA) were generous enough to store our stuff while we traipsed around Japan for 3 months. And I still have all my furniture in the condo in Nashville. So, while free storage was a huge perk, we now have the unlucky adventure of gathering our things from 3 different states.
AL + GA + TN + VA = 1000+ miles!
Adam is stressed to the gills. Traveling, in general, gives him one monster of a headache. And I don't blame him. He'll be doing all the heavy lifting, after all. So my job in all this, is to plan, organize, and make this move as efficient as possible. This is includes finding us a place to live (check!), setting up utilities, registering vehicles, registering to vote, etc. Call me crazy, but I actually enjoy transforming these logistical nightmares into a beautifully efficient work of art. So, while I delegate, Adam executes. It looks good on paper, right? Here's hoping it'll work as smoothly in real life. Fingers crossed!
New beginnings. They're exciting, right? One of our top priorities upon arriving in Virginia will be to attend different churches in search of our church home. For awhile now, Adam and I have been feeling a bit spiritually disconnected. Our hearts have been longing to find a place where we can learn and grow, find some sense of belonging, some kind of community, a spiritual support system outside our families. Just browsing online, I found a few non-denominational Christian churches in the area and we're excited to be able to begin our search.
Reader Comments (4)
I think i read that you are in the Richmond area? I just wanted to suggest that you guys check out Hope Church (hopecentral.com). It took us over a year to find the right church, and of course right when we found one that we loved my husband finally finished medical school and we had to move=( We didnt have much of a chance to really get plugged in there, but we LOVED the worship and the messages were great too!!!
Nina,
Thanks for the recommendation!
Just found your blog and I can really identify with this post about hoping to find a church home. I've been living in a new state for 2 years (going into my 3rd year so I guess it's not so "new" anymore!) and that has been the biggest struggle for me. Did you end up finding something that fits?
Alissa,
Fortunately, our search only took about 3 or 4 months, but we finally found a church home! :) Good luck to you... when you find yours, you'll know.