Praying for patience...

I'm sure that any of you that have ever done a move of any kind, let alone a long-distance one that we're doing right now, know that it's a very long and drawn-out process. In the end, we all just want to get where we're going with as little stress as possible.

There's always one person in a couple that is cool and calculated and the other is wound tighter than a drum. For the first few weeks of preparation, I was the cool one just trying to keep Laura calm about the big picture of the whole situation; we're moving far away from friends she's had forever and it's all been a real shock to her. Lately, now that she's mentally ready for that, the roles have reversed. We're about 48 hours away from driving away from Seattle for the last time in a while. The movers come tomorrow and while there is a lot to do here to get ready for that, we have three separate going-away functions today on top of the packing that's left. We should be able to get the bulk of it done this morning, but now I'm the one that's stressed and she's trying to get me to relax.

The crux of it is that we're trying to figure out how to make room in the car for Dot (the cat), the stuff she needs to be comfortable for the drive, and the stuff we need to take with us to get through the time it will take our stuff to arrive in Albuquerque. She's always been really good at finding a way to make it all work. I do trust her, so I should just simmer down and let her do her thing.

I just pray that I have the strength to stay calm and to be patient with her. She's only trying to do what she thinks is best and the right way to go about all of this is to limit her stress by blocking out mine. We sense those things very well in each other and the last thing we need is to make this situation even crazier than it is.

Once I know that the car's been packed and everything's ready to go on the truck tomorrow, I'll be fine. This is a very exciting time and we're both ready. God has big plans for us. We can both feel it. Just agree with us in your prayers that this whole week or so of transition goes well and that we arrive safely with our sanity intact.