Packing and Monday's Prayer

Our official move date

is this coming Saturday.

However, Mike and some buddies 

have started taking stuff over,

so we will have a good bit moved before 'the day'.

One of Mike's sisters came over yesterday to help me pack boxes.

She helped immensely!

She moves faster than I do!

Several friends had offered to help me pack,

but I didn't take them up on it.

Robyn just showed up, so I put her to work;

her husband Allen was helping Mike move big stuff.

(Mike spent a lot of days working on the building 

Allen bought for his auto body shop, especially

climbing up and down scaffolding while putting in

a new ceiling--

we're talking high ceilings.  So Allen is now helping Mike;

My husband is a firm believer in the barter system.)

This is one side of the living room/dining room built-ins.

The one to the left of the entrance to dining room is empty too.

This is a view into the dining room from the living room.

One of the built-ins in the dining room.

I will really miss them.

All the plans I had chosen for building a house

were Craftsman style---it is my absolute favorite style.

I will miss all the Craftsman touches in this tiny bungalow.

There is nothing similar in the farm house.

My son brought our dining room table to us yesterday.

It was in storage after Mike moved up here from Cincinnati, 

so we lent it to Doug when he was setting up his 'single Dad home'.

But he inherited his paternal grandparents' dining room set,

so we get ours back.

It will stay here in the bungalow for renters.

The antique table that came with the house

is making the move to the farm house.

It needs spruced up a bit,

but we really like it.

Doug also brought one of our sets of washer and dryer

that he was also no longer using.

We will switch out the dryer here 

and  either sell or store the washer.

T here is a very nice set in the farm house.

The grandkids accompanied him,

but I forgot to take pictures.

Peyton, bless her heart,

made a point of looking over the farm house

and making nice comments.

The two younger ones became bored

when they realized:

1. no food

2. no toys

3. no TV.

That's it for now.

I will be working on getting the farm house kitchen organized.

Mike brought over all the boxes

 from the Cincinnati's house kitchen

and put them in the farm house kitchen.

I am struggling with concentration

because everywhere I look there is a pile to go through.

This is one aspect of the fibromyalgia

that family members have a very difficult time comprehending---

we are easily overwhelmed

when our surroundings become crowded and chaotic.

But it has to be done.

Monday's Prayer

Lord,

in my thoughts and my words,

I want to always confess

that You are my sufficiency.

Help me to be ready for anything

because You empower me.

Amen.

I have learned in any and all circumstances

the secret of facing every situation . . .

I have strength for all things in Christ Who empowers me

(I am ready for anything and equal to anything through Him

Who infuses inner strength in to me:

I am self-sufficient in Christ's sufficiency).

Philippians 4: 12-13

Blessings to you!