Thoughtlessness

Sigh...

I have had one of those days today that makes you wonder why you ever chose to leave the house. With David home this weekend I decided to make good use of my time and run some errands that would have been difficult dragging the kids on. So I left with my list, plenty of energy and a ton of determination to get it all done in a short amount of time. As you have guessed what I ended up with was long lines, items I couldn't locate and a bruised spirit.

Let me preface the rest of the story by saying I have really been trying to have a positive outlook on everything that is changing in our life. Things in our family life are changing rapidly and while some of the changes are exciting, some are really hard. I am not blind to the fact that this move is going to be difficult on my family. I am also not ignoring the fact that it will affect more than just my immediate family. There are some out there though who must think I am oblivious to this all as they constantly insist on making ugly or thoughtless comments about our decision to make this move. This is most disappointing to me because they seem to imply that we have not thoroughly thought this through and weighed all the positives and negatives.

I am hurt and my spirit is wounded by their thoughtlessness. I am certainly capable of understanding the sadness as we will also be very sad when the day to comes to leave good friends and loving family. At the same time we are not planning on dropping off the face of the Earth. Most of the time I believe they are hurt and simply lash out at me without thinking first. So I try to contain myself and just smile, brush it off, and move on.

So today as I was running errands I seemed to be unfortunate enough to continue running in to those who instead of saying "Congrats! What a wonderful thing for you all. We will be praying for you." were more inclined to be thoughtless and in one case down right ugly.

So why did I decide to post this as my nightly blog?

The answer is as simple as asking you all to pray for us. This was not an easy decision. It was prayed about and thought through immensely. We asked for guidance and counsel from God. However, we still need love, support, and encouragement.

So...

Pray for God's guidance in our families life.
Pray for faithfulness from David and I to Him as we take on this new journey.
Pray for our children that we can comfort them and answer their questions in way they can understand.