So, we find ourselves last week on Wednesday the 8th. The day begins as I head to Home Depot to get some more boxes and the new kitchen faucet and then to Starbucks for a wakeup coffee. We were not sure who would show up to help load the truck but we had faith some would! I was amazed to see that we had a great team of staff, wives, and community service friends (thanks Wally!) show up with the perfect combination of muscle and packing expertise. Our formally "way to big truck" was filled to the gills between our house and storage unit and by 12:30pm, the majority of the house was finished.

We spent the rest of the day packing up the last boxes and running the last few errands. We also had to switch the power in Jax to our name and of course, make sure Directv would be up and running ASAP! We also found out that we had a signed contract to rent our house in Pines…perfect timing!

I determined that our exercie bike and another workout machine were too big and would have to be left behind. Instead of throwing them out, I decided to list them under the free section of craigslist.org. That afternoon and evening (and for the next three days) I probably had about 50 phone calls asking about the free stuff! The funny thing is the very first person I talked to came and picked them up. Amidst all this craziness, I remember I wanted to line up insurance so I dashed over to Al Mendez insurance and he had me taken care of in about 30 minutes…thanks Al!

I went back home and we got the boys ready for bed (last time in old house) and my parents came over to see us. We spent some time with them and began to settle down for the night on our inflatable mattresses. I decided to go to the office and determine how many boxes I could take with me and to pick up a portable sound system that Luke and Ben Windle gave to our church plant. I gassed up the car on the way home and basically collapsed after a long, emotional, exciting day.

Come back for the grand finale! And thanks for all who helped to make last Wednesday a success…we really appreciate it!