Tress and I left home very early last Wednesday morning, as we drove out of Melbourne onto the Hume Highway and headed north again. We had an appointment for a pre-settlement inspection of the house we purchased in Canberra, before the deal was completed the next day.
We arrived early arvo, contacted Kiddo and we met at the property and looked through the house. The next day (Thursday), after a false start, the transaction was completed. The first major leg of our transition has been completed.
The next day (Friday), we moved some stuff in – clothes and kitchen stuff mainly – and spent some time taking measurements and a bit of cleaning. Then Kiddo met us for lunch before we went to look at some furniture to complement what we will be moving from our present Melbourne home.
We have thoroughly enjoyed our time there, the stress of dealing with the move notwithstanding. Moving out of our home here in Melbourne – one that we have loved – and into a new place we know so little about, has been difficult to deal with. Yet, the underlying raison d’etre for this exercise was borne out every single day that we were there, staying with Mic and Kiddo and Abby. Seeing them grow as a family, witnessing the blossoming toddler and engaging with her smiles, laughs, words and antics – they were all affirming, the painful and worrying logistics notwithstanding. Overriding all these of course, is the constant prompting to submit everything to our loving Heavenly Father and worry less. A loving God and the lovely Abby and her parents, kept me focused and hopeful.
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