Another Day...Another Move...

Hello All,

Things are coming right along for Ian and I. The packing is finally starting to come together a little bit more. Though we haven't yet started moving things into a storage unit yet, we have managed to get quite a few things boxed up, and even manage to sell some unneeded furniture. Slowly but surely the apartment is beginning to empty. Before we know it, we'll be outta here and on to Germany!

Ian is still spending most of the week down in Peoria at the base getting ready to leave. Meanwhile, I'm working on packing up the house and closing down my business, along with taking care of a few clients here and there for some extra cash.

Last week was a little rougher than expected, but I'm learning that God's faithfulness is forever unwavering. I'm doing a better job this week at trusting Him more, and that seems to make things more bearable. I know He has our best interests in His heart. So where ever He decides to lead us, we'll be ready to follow. Still though, it's a little harder than I expected to leave our community and support behind. We're going to miss all of our friends so much! I wasn't expecting to be sad about moving, but I'm finding that I am. I'm also excited though to embark on our new journey in life.

This past Sunday evening, our House Group from church hosted a "See-Ya-Later" party. It was a lot of fun, and the desserts were yummy! We'd like to say Thank You to every one that helped host the event, as well as say Thank You to every one that was able to attend. They had a time of prayer for us, and it was very uplifting and refreshing. Thank you all again for all of your prayers and support during our transition. If God should choose to take our lives in a different direction and not have us return to Chicago, we will miss every one terribly. But, we will most definitely come back to visit!

That's it for now folks. Hope every one is having a great week!

Love,
Ashley