The Next Chapter...

In just under two weeks, Selena and I will pack Anna in the truck, hook up the trailer carrying our mini-van and head north.  Lucky for the boys, they will be visiting their grandpa and will miss the joy of traveling halfway across the country in a truck.

It has been ten years since my last move.  I have sunk some pretty good roots here and it will be hard to leave.  But, an opportunity arose that will allow me to get back to the Plains, back to God's country.  I would have been crazy not to take it, and Selena was more than supportive.

With that being said, have you seen the weather in Bismarck the past couple of days?  What was I thinking?  Seventeen inches of snow!  Yeah Baby!!!!  I am so excited to be going there.  I miss real winters.

In addition to getting back to snow, I will also now be much closer to my parents, who are not getting any younger.  It will be nice to let them see Anna and Anton grow a little.

There is a huge downside to this though.  I will be leaving my three kids here in Virginia.  It is a difficult thing to do.  Usually, it is the child who moves away from home.  This time...it is the parent leaving the children.  I know I will miss them terribly.  I hope they can visit once in awhile.  And if you are ever in Bismarck...stop on in!

We will keep everyone up to date on our new life.  Anton will be born in July and our life will get crazier still.  But, we thank God for what he has given us and remember daily that He is good...all the time.