We have been in Seattle, specifically Mill Creek, for over a week. We had a little drama leaving Wichita because our original flight was canceled. When I rescheduled, the lady neglected to tell me she put us on a flight for the NEXT DAY! Only by the grace of God did I find this out before I arrived at the airport. When I attempted to re-reschedule, I was told all flights were book. Ugh! After several phone calls we were booked on a flight from home to Denver to Las Vegas to Seattle. I was nervous I would get stuck in a random airport, but we arrived in Seattle late Saturday.
The kids have adjusted fairly well. Initially the time change made for grumpy kids, but I think they are getting back on schedule. Ellie struggled with the time change the most- lots of crying, screaming and tears the first week. Last night she was crabby while we were eating dinner. I took her out of the restaurant to walk around the mall while Matt, Ava & our friend Bob finished dinner. As we were walking she through a fit in front of the Croc kiosk- "I want to look at SHOES! No, I want shoes!!" Ahhh, mommy's little girl!!
Ava had more issues missing her friends. She cried on several occasions when she realized she would not see certain people for awhile. Of course, it breaks my heart to see her cry :(
The other area of struggle is that she has become very worried about death. We have taken this opportunity to further educate her on the love of Jesus, but we are not quite sure how to set her mind at ease. Some of the humorous things she has asked about include: will I have hands in heaven? What will I drink when I get thirsty? Will there be babies there?
If anyone has suggestions on how to talk to a 4 year old about death, I would welcome the information.
As for me, I have really missed the people. My friends & family became such a support system to me over the last year; I really feel a sense of loss. I know this is a time of growth for me, but I am not pleased about having to change!!! The other transitional area is the weather. I went from this
to this!
Mentally I keep dressing like it is 100 degrees out, and then we all end up being cold during morning outings. In order to assist my adjustment, I HAD to go shopping for new clothes! It's a tough life...!
Life for Matt continues to consist of work, work and more work. He works 12 hours a day, 6 days a week. He also is adjusting to life with two crazy kids, but I know that he is thrilled to have us all together again (as am I).
Let's see, what else... We started the "church search" today. Everyone I talked to recommended Mars Hill - they even have an app!! We enjoyed the sermon & plan to return next week.
Stay tuned for pictures of the apartment and Ellie's 2nd birthday pics.
2 comments:
Can't wait to see pics of where you're living! Sorry it was a stressful week, we'll keep praying that the transition goes smoothly!
As far as the death thing...we're right there, too. Ever since VBS she's been talking all about dying. She's convinced that we're all going to die and go to Heaven the day after school starts. NO IDEA where that came from!
Praying things start looking up for you guys! So, true the trials in life we go through are no fun, but we do learn & grow through them especially when we are seeking God in the midst of our trials. Hang in there. Praying you find a church home soon & are able to get plugged in and starting meeting new friends in order to form a support system in your new home.
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