This was our first full weekend here in San Diego. Reality is starting to set in for all of us that we won’t be “going home” to Romeo. When I brought everyone out a couple weeks back for the taste test it was gravy, this is the hard part. Here are some prayers I have for the family this week.
Paul: He’s the most honest of the bunch right now. He wants to go back to our other house. He told me last night that he hates the new house, it’s too small, and he needs to be able to go upstairs to his room to be by himself. I’m praying that God would soften his heart to our new house. I’m praying that he would start to meet some new kids. I’m praying that we would find an outlet for his energy, excitement, and creativity before his frustration turns into another emotion. I’m praying for him as school starts in a couple of weeks. I hope he gets excited about it!
Megan: Either she is lying or she really likes it here. She told me several times yesterday that she misses her friends… but she likes it here. Ever the optimist, Megan will almost be in tears about missing home and then she will kind of shake it off and start talking about something cool here. I’m praying for her to find some good girlfriends. We were fortunate in Romeo that she had a really nice interweaving of school friends and church friends. I’m hoping for that for her as well. I’m praying that she keeps up her spirit of exploration and optimism that this is a great move for us.
Kristen: The stress of the move weighs heavily on her shoulders. Each day there are fewer boxes but we’re also facing the reality that there may not be room for everything. I know Kristen is trying her best to make this a home and she longs to just see us all find our groove again. And the upcoming trip to Ikea to buy bucket loads of furniture for the kids room and the living room will help a ton. Pray for Kristen as she starts looking for a job. We had always planned on her going back to work once Paul started school… it just happens to coincide with moving to a new place. I’m praying it would be clear which jobs to interview for, that it would somehow be plausible to remain a one car family, that the new job would allow her to still consider herself a full time mom, on and on.
Me: Besides dealing with the guilt that I’ve somehow ruined my kids lives by accepting this new role in life, I am doing well. We’ve been trying out Kaleo Church and so far I’ve been really pleased with that. We went to a visitors BBQ yesterday and it warmed my heart to see the kids playing with other kids and just being normal. I’m thankful for the road trip last week. Not only was it safe and uneventful… it was a ton of fun and I feel fortunate to have had that much time with Megan.
Randomness I’m praying about: I’ve got some interesting new things popping up at work, I’m praying they are well-received. Kristen and I will be checking out a community center this week. It is only a few block from here and it could be a great way for all of us to get more active… we just need to weigh the expense vs. the benefit to the family. I’m praying that someone will buy our house in Romeo, soon! I’m praying for oodles of little details with the old house and the new house.
This morning I re-read Galatians for about the 200th time. It never struck me before like it struck me this morning… do you think Paul wrote that in a bad mood? Do you think he sat down and pounded that out in about 20 minutes?
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