Ok, so let's finally finish the story of our move…we woke up on October 9 and packed up the last few items that were left…the kids beds, our air mattresses, stuff we needed that morning, etc…As we are doing this, the clouds build and it even begins to rain a little. After that passed, we were able to stuff a few more items in and I began to maneuver the 26 foot truck in place to hook up our car transporter. After putting the trailer on, I had to turn it around inside our complex…that was fun but we pulled it off! I then took the Escape and drove it up on the trailer…my dad said he kept imagining something from "America's Funniest Home Video" would happen!

We literally packed up the truck AND the Escape to overflowing with some last "essentials"… I even had some items in the cab with me! We said good-bye to my dad and Shelley and her boys (we miss you guys!) and Jeanine and her dad and the kids took off in my car. I took the above picture in case no one ever saw me again! The truck and I took off and headed to the highway…I kept looking back to see if the Escape was still back there…but I could only see it's shadow!

Things went pretty well and I met up with my family for lunch in Palm Bay/ Malabar area (that is about halfway to Jacksonville area).  We ate and let the kids play on the indoor playground at McDonalds. I checked the straps on the tires and filled up the truck with diesel…wow, that adds up fast! Things were going well until…

we hit the Daytona area…wow, this huge storm blew up and I was fighting the truck with winds and and trying to see the road through tons of rain…the storm literally held it's intesity for about 25 miles…it was crazy! I kept praying a verse that my mom had given me a few days before… Deut 31:8  "The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged." I kept repeating it over and over! It was a great time of worship in the middle of the storm…

We made it the Jax area about 5:30pm and we got to our section of town just after 6pm…we were so excited to see our house for the first time!!