Welcome to our new home! As we fondly call it ," Thaxton Abby". Complete with our favorite character, Duke Warren and his Wife the Countess of Beverly. I didn't really have a good picture of the house so I had to snag one off of Google maps.
Packing up and saying goodbye to 14 central ct has been a roller coaster of emotions. I moved in with Missy back in the fall of 2007. I have seen about 10 different roommates and this place as seen me at both my best and my worst. We have been slowly packing over the past 4 weeks. Looking through memories and throwing away tons of crap that isn't even ours! We had to make a big choice about what was the next step for us. The long term goal was to find a house. We found the PERFECT house in Peabody , but we just were not ready for the finical commitment.
During the time we were in Florida and checking out our options for the new chapter of life, we learned that my Grandmother, Shirley, took a pretty serious turn for the worst. Something is slowing happening that she has lost all use of her legs, and lower extremities. The same time, my Grandfather is finally showing some pretty serious dementia signs. We were approached by the family of possibly considering moving in for the summer.
My uncle is currently living full time with them, Then there is my mom .......
To call my mom a superhero, is putting it lightly. She is taking on this grandparent situation with full command. Advocating for what is right, putting up those of us who are tired and cranky, and fully letting God use her to be a blessing to this family. Put her next to my Dad is who willing to do anything asked of him ( he is a pro a building ramps and hanging handicap railings.) and the two are the dynamic duo. So we are putting on our superhero capes and jumping into fight the good fight of unconditional love for our family. By this Saturday we will be moving in full time to help with the 24 hour care team....... I am not going to lie... I am scared spitless about what lies ahead of us.
Ironically the Lord uses Time Hop to teach us lessons. The past few weeks I have been seeing my posts from two years ago. Right at this time, was when Dan was laid off from his job in Gloucester. I was mad as a hornet, but God had it under control. Sure enough he had a MUCH bigger and better plan for us. I have been pretty emotional since being told we had to put our adoption on hold. A few weeks ago our Pastor started off his sermon by showing a video of a man adopting two older boys. Well needless to say I was a mess by the end of the video and didn't actually make it through the sermon. But GOD has always been faithful in HIS timing. My head doesn't believe right now and is pretty miffed about the whole situation. But my heart tells me that God has never let me down in the past. Even if it takes years before I look back and saw His promises the whole time.
So that is our update. For those who have asked where I have been, these past 5 weeks, this will get you a little caught up!
Good bye to Central Ct and Hello Thaxton Abby....
We shall see what the adventures of Upstairs/Downstairs will bring us in the next few weeks.
