Monday, May 9, 2011

changes a-comin

we've got a lot of changes going on right now. chris has been sick a lot & extremely stressed out. he's had the gamut of tests run & we're trying to figure out how to deal with all the challenges this has created. at the same time, things in the land of home school have been less than ideal and many, many tears have been shed. there are other things too, but those are the low highlights.

so we've decided to move to another city in another state, about 6 hrs from here. we're moving to where our families live. it seems like it's long overdue because for the past few years, our world has been shrinking around us until we mainly exist in our little house with just us. we have some friends, but we don't get to see them often & with no car every evening, i can't go out to spend time with people. i'm a social person & i miss human interaction terribly. i feel like i've been drowning as i've been swimming spastically in circles for a while now & it needs to change.

hopefully this move is exactly what we need to put us back onto a good path. hopefully chris can find a new job in the field he has chosen, but hasn't yet become employed, once we get to an area of the country that's bigger and has a better job market. there's a ton to be done in the next 4 weeks to get us ready & get us out of here, but i've vowed that this will be our most organized move yet. i've already started cleaning, organizing & purging as much clutter as i can to make it easier on moving day.

as much as i've been feeling overwhelmed and stressed, there are still some very bright spots for me. this morning, chris & brooke were watching a documentary about a sunken ship being recovered from 1000 ft below. i heard brooke ask chris, "why do they always call boats 'she'?" and his reply warmed my heart. he told her that boats and sometimes cars or other similar objects are called females because they're beautiful & valuable to the men who own them and talk about them. he said that women are powerful and bring joy and they are cherished and beloved by their men and so as a way of complimenting their women, they call their machines girls too.

i never would have come up with that explanation if she'd asked me that same question. it made me feel again how happy i am to have a man who loves and values me and who is teaching our daughter that she is a thing of beauty and strength and a treasure to be treated as such through her whole life.

21 comments:

  1. What no more Chattanooga in my feedjit.... :) Seriously, I am so happy for you sweetie, especially to be around your family. You really deserve that. And it sounds like Chris, is just as awesome as you are my friend! And really, you deserve all the love and kindness that anyone person could get! xxoo

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  2. Change can be a really good thing.
    That's a great explanation for why boats are females.

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  3. That's very touching on his part...and really deep. I hope my daughter never asks my husband that question because I'd probably have mounds of 'undoing' to do.

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  4. I wish you and family the best of health and opportunities but I would be lying if I said I wasn't a wee bit sad.-- why? Who knows.... not like we won't be able to have play dates any longer, huh??


    (((hugs)))

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  5. Love it! Awe, it melted my heart....I'm sorry to hear of Chris's health issues but pray this move is everything all of you need and deserve. xoxo hugs!!!!!

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  6. Sherilin - Good luck to you with your move. I hope that it is just what you need and that Chris can find better health. I love what he said to Brooke, my husband would have probably said "because women don't need to ask for directions."

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  7. Good luck with your move! How exciting to start a new chapter in life with such a wonder full family. Super sweet Hubby, LOVE how he explained it. That would make me melt. ;)

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  8. No wonder you love him! I think I do too! LOL

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  9. that WAS a nice answer. I wonder what I would have come up with had I been asked. Yeah, I did the lonely stint in suburban hell for 9 years with very little family around, and no friends, and a son on the spectrum who was, shall we say, grouchy. Those were some very lonely times. Good for you for moving.

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  10. WOW, that was a great answer to the boat question! Good luck with your move and starting over in a new place.

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  11. I couldn't have said it better than him about boats and cars. Man, I have so many dads to look up to... even ones I've never met.

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  12. thanks for all the support. and i'm glad i remembered to write down the little boat conversation between brooke & chris. it's good to put my focus onto the positive to make me appreciate what i have rather than just thinking about what i don't have.
    there's a quote i try to live by- "measure your wealth by the things you have that no one could buy at any price."
    and another one that i just found yesterday that i think i love as well- “Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.”
    deep thoughts, by sherilin.

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  13. You are indeed blessed in your life. I wish you a safe move that will give your family and you a life more to your liking. Sometimes moving is exactly what's needed.

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  14. I love those pictures of your daughter and husband. So lovely. I too love the description he gave to his daughter of why boats are called "she".
    He is obviously teaching her some lovely lessons and values about life.
    I am sure the next few weeks and months could be difficult for you, but I wish you luck in ALL the endeavours you have ahead of you.

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  15. That melts my heart that that was his response- what a great example he is setting for your daughter about her worth! Good luck with the move!

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  16. That was the most amazing answer...you are truly blessed!

    It seems around here things are going to be full of change also...hope yours goes well!

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  17. Good Luck with your move and I am sure only positive changes to come, that is such a WONDERFUL explaination that your husband gave! I love it!!

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  18. so sweet, your husband! can't believe your move is coming up so soon. I'm excited for you to be near family. I know what you mean about feeling like you're swimming in circles.

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  19. That WAS a great answer. Especially since it's true.
    Good luck with the move to North Carolina. Apparently, there was something to do with an airplane in Kitty Hawk some time back.

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