Carol and I have been posting a lot about how excited we are to move and how much we dislike our current living conditions, which may have put the wrong idea out there. Story time - When Carol and I moved to Texas we didn't have a place to live. I am more than sure a lot of heads were shaken at our general lack of common sense. It wasn't for lack of trying and over this past year, I have been relearning that same lesson, which is; No matter how hard I try and force something, it will only happen in the lords time. So our move out here was something of a leap of faith. We have to express deep gratitude to Grizelda for letting us stay with her for a week while we finalized the contract for this apartment, and things really have worked out very well here. Now that we are moving, which again when it is the lords timing things seem to happen very fast, I have to say there are things I will actually miss. Since just before the new year I have been teaching in primary, and while I some days lament the rowdiness, it is a learning experience for me and more than just general patience. Part of teaching, even to young kids is that the spirit will direct you to new insights that you may have never noticed. Also I have loved those kids. They are amazing. They may not know all the scripture stories, but they know the gospel. It is wonderful to see their testimonies, even if it doesn't happen as often as I would like. To expand on that same theme, this is a wonderful ward. Carol and I are not strangers to moving and new wards. We have been married seven years and have moved seven times (another reason we are excited to settle in a bit more). The last time we were in an apartment comparable to this, the ward was so transient, and we had no intention of staying for more than the contracted obligation, which made it difficult to get to know, or have a desire to get to know any one. This ward has been different, and though I am not a chatty person, I have been very grateful for this ward welcoming us. It has felt very much like home from the first day and that is of immeasurable value. So despite our excitement, there is much that we are going to miss. I hope this isn't good bye, but experience (at least for me) says for most of our new friends it is. Thank you all.
Josh
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All I can say is AMEN! It seems to be the way life works for me too. Remember my first year in Virginia? I was at the end of the summer school teaching, I didn't have a job for the fall, and I had no place to live...and it most certainly wasn't for a lack of trying. I had been trying all summer long. And then about a week before I was going to have no place to live and no job, I got both things lined up. I kept wondering how come it had to be so last minute...but there you have it. All in the Lord's time.
I love the old Lake Cities 1st ward....I was sooo sad to leave it, that was probably one of the biggest things tugging at our sleaves to stay or go. We both really like our ward alot here, it has a lot fun good people in it as well...but we felt the same way you guys do. Lake Cities just feels like home, even if you're not from Texas. We felt at home our first week there also, the people are so nice and outgoing. It was such a sad day leaving and our last week at church was really emotional for me. I hope you guys move into another great ward that will help you feel as welcomed as the ward in Denton.
At times when we think we want what we want and we think we want it NOW, there is often a better solution but we just have to be patient. I know I joke with Carol about patience being totally overrated but when I say that what I really mean is, "Man we just need to be patient and trust things will work out IN THE LORD'S TIME!" Oh the lessons we can learn and learn again! :)
Love you guys,
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