‘Tis the season to be moving, it does seem. As mentioned, I moved into an apartment practically across the street a couple of weeks ago. It wasn’t as nice as before, but I wasn’t looking for nice as much as safe, clean, and affordable.
It seems the downpour on moving day was ominous when my strategic plan of a 6-person moving crew of friends foiled. We were grateful to move the boxes in that Sunday and the furniture the next day, thanks to the generous help of friends and family.
Tuesday I was dismayed when I realized I couldn’t even go into my bathroom or the laundry area without having to cover my nose and mouth because of the smoke smell, which we later discovered was pouring in from our smoking neighbors’ apartments through the vents every time they smoked. By Wednesday, we were thankfully let out of our lease and had less than a week to find a new place to live!
We were able to find a place not very far at all, and by the grace of God, signed the lease in time to move in June 1. This was technically move #3 because we’d temporarily stored our things in my parents’ garage.
This was all happening the last week of school with two major events, and I had to move out there as well! It took a few days to get unpacked, but by Tuesday our apartment was starting to feel like home. That’s when we had to accept the hard truth that we had a bug infestation!
When I called the pest management company, the man told us we had to clear our cabinets out! Move #3 or 4 depending on how you look at it, as we emptied the kitchen contents which covered our dining/living area!
There is no way to sugar coat this move. It’s been one for the books! I pray that we are on the other side, and I choose to trust that there is purpose even in this. It may have been before the move (which was preceded by the flu, then 2 weeks of sleeplessness), the Lord reminded me that He trains our hands for war. May I and we allow Him to use the difficulties we face to prepare us for future hardships. May we continue to draw near to Him no matter what. He is for us.