I am writing this post from Front Runner. We spent this last weekend moving from Kaysville to our new home in West Haven. It was an exhausting experience. It took us 4 trips with a 24 foot Budget truck to complete the move. Then we have been unpacking for the past two days. It is very frustrating to try to find things when they are all boxed up. Everyone helped though and we are able to live at our new home. It is beautiful. It is smaller than our home in Kaysville, but I think that is a good thing. We are carefully evaluating all our "stuff", wondering if we really need some of the things we have. I am wondering if it is time for me to sell my drum set. I don't use it much anymore, and it's about 40 years old. It just doesn't seem like there is space for it.
This is all pretty trivial I suppose. But this marks a significant change in my lifestyle. We are back in the country with cows out the front window and horses out the back. The people in West Haven are friendly, but very different from the folks in Kaysville. There is a much more laid back lifestyle here, and the house is in a very quiet area. I believe Billie and the kids will be very happy here. There is no shortage of work to do, and I think that really has helped everyone. Accomplishing work is very satisfying and fulfilling.
It is time to reevaluate my goals and ambitions. I expect to be here for a good long time. I want to more fully fulfill my purposes while I am here. I hope I can align my ideals closely with what my Father in Heaven would have me do. I have been richly blessed and I express my gratitude to God for the way he has taken care of me and my family. He has sent His angels to me in my hour of need, and blessed me with good people to help us in this stressful time.
The family is doing well. Derek hired a builder to build a large shed on the property up in Echo ranches. It is complete now and Derek is excited and happy about it. We haven't seen it yet, but Derek took some pictures to show us. I want to see it up close and then decide if that is what we want to do also. That will be another chapter. Hillary and Will are on their way to North Carolina. I will miss them and solicit blessings in their behalf. Lael and Elise seem to be doing well in Logan, although I don't personally talk with them much. As always, Billie keeps track of everyone. She networks with the kids every day on the phone. She works really hard. We have both pulled extremely hard to make this move happen. I have felt the presence of my Father in Heaven and feel that this move is what He wants for us. I don't know exactly why yet, but I am sure I will find out as time goes by.
