| Well, we found a house. We are going to rent with the possibility to buy later. It's on the corner of River and College. It's perfect for my mom and I. Please keep us in your prayers as we deal with this. Don't get me wrong, I'm really excited that we found a house in town thats affordable, in a good location, and just the right size. But there are a lot of other things that go along with moving that are gonna be hard.
1. My grandma (my dad's mother)- She has lived with us ever since my grandpa passed away, which was about 12 years ago. I'm really really close to her She's not doing so well, and it's too the point where my mom and i can't take care of her anymore. My dad's sister, who has power of attorney has found a place for her where she lives in kimberling city. So after we move, she'll be going down there. But i don't think she really wants to. And she keeps asking me what we are gonna do with her when we move, and how she's worried about it. If you could just see her face when she asks that....i love her so much, and i don't want her to think that we don't want her here anymore, it's just that we can't do it anymore, and my aunt wants to be with her.
2. My house- My dad built this house 28 years ago from nothing but a piece of land covered in rocks and trees. Many hours of hard work went into it. He built everything up to the cabniets in the kitchen. This house was his pride and joy. It's the only house i've ever known. I've lived here for all 18years of my life. I have so many memories here that i don't want to leave. After we get the land sold, the people who buy it will probably just tear the house down and start all over. All those memories, all the little special things about it, all the hard work my dad put in every board....just crushed and destroyed like that.....that's the hard part.
3. My dogs- I'm an animal lover! We have a black lab, and 3 muts that are our outside dogs, all of which i am very fond of. But then we have my baby, Tosha. She's a min-pin. She loves to cuddle, is very protective and has the ablity to show every emotion that a human can. But, we can't have animals at our new house. So i have to get rid of her. I am trying to find someone (a good friend of mine) who would want her, so i could still go and see her all the time. She was my dad's dog to start with. His little buddy. Every where he was, she was. She even slept right next to him every night, and when he wasn't home, she would sit by the door and wait for him to come home.
I guess that moving, is just another step of moving on from everything that has happened in the past year. It's hard to believe it's almost been a year, but it will be in December. It doesn't seem like that long ago. I know that over all this is the best thing for my mom and i to do, but its just really hard to leave behind everything at once. BUT...."I can do all things throught Christ, who gives me strength." This is just another obstacle that we have to overcome, yet a blessing at the same time. |
