our first hand at a yard sale together went pretty well, despite getting up way too early on a Saturday morning- everything else went ok. We got to meet some more of our neighbors and made more cash than I thought we would. The best thing was that everything we didn't sell went straight over to UBC for our garage sale there that takes place this up-coming weekend. So none of it had to come back into my house yay!!

Our friends Chris and Katie left this past week to jubilee in Georgia- that is work for Jubilee Partners and then in the fall they will move back to Missouri where Chris will finish school -- we had a very difficult time saying "see you later" but are hopeful that our time will pass quickly between now and next visit.

Our church should be back in our building soon which is exciting- and a long time coming. I got a chance to look around in there last weekend when we took our left over yard sale items buy- I found myself very overwhelmed. Things are the same yet very different- I think in a way it felt like ripping a band-aid off. I have not been back into the church since I went one afternoon to help Jana get nursery items out which was a very long time ago.

Part of me wanted to walk in and see everything the way I had remembered it and part of me (the part that loves home improvement shows) couldn't wait to see all the changes. It is beautiful- the same place- yet changed- vision that has come into realization. It may be hard to understand how a building could bring about such emotion. As difficult as it can be at times to be in a place even a beautiful place- once there cleaning the walls and sweeping huge piles of dust away with those who share the same pain the same joy- it feels easily like home again- with family. I eagerly await the day our entire family can move back into our home on Dutton.

Adam and I have our 3rd anniversary this Wednesday. So to celebrate I took Friday off (my first day off all year) and we are going to spend part of the weekend in Austin- I am really looking forward to just getting away even if it is just for one night.