The last 10 days have been absolutely crazy! The scary thing is, it’s probably just the beginning! I’ve been preparing for the moving sale for months and suddenly it’s time and I don’t feel ready!! The auction is 2 weeks away. WOW! Are we really doing this?!?! While sad to leave our beloved farm, we still feel convicted so there is a peace. Thinking about our new house in New Plymouth helps and I’m getting excited about getting settled there in December/January.
The first day of the moving sale was okay. The local newspaper apparently did not receive the order for the classified ad so the sale was not advertised until the day of. If tomorrow does not do MUCH better, we’ll run the ad again and have the whole thing again next weekend. JOY! Yes, sarcasm!
God has provided yet again for us in this huge endeavor! In sharing our adventure with a friend, God revealed a furnished house for us to rent for the 2 months before we leave Somerset! I had resigned to the fact that surely we’d be living in a hotel for those 2 months. I mean, who would rent out a furnished house for such a short time? And to a family with 6 children?? Not only did He find us such a place, they will even let us have Pete (our schnoodle) there.
My biggest heartbreak I’m having to cope with is leaving my beloved horses. This may seem silly given I'll be leaving dear friends and family. But I can call them, Facebook, etc. I can't do that with my horses.
I bought Soochie and his mother when he was just 3 months old and Bella, his half sister was born here 4 years ago. I love those two! They are the best trail horses! And they are my babies!!
I finally broke down and called Ray, our barn builder. He had mentioned a couple who may be looking for trail horses and that they would take terrific care of them. He gave me their name and I reluctantly called them. They said they would discuss the possibility but also gave me the name and number of another couple who may be interested. I was thinking, "Great! I don't even know you! Like I'm gonna call another set of strangers to take my babies!" But as it turns out, the wife of this couple is someone I know and think the world of. I spoke with her husband and he said he’d have her give me a call. With a tremendous amount of peace in my heart, I called Billy. I told him that I may have found the perfect place for Bella and Soochie. I then burst into tears and said, “You know we’re going, don’t you?” He laughed and asked why. I told him that the horses were the last thing that I had reservations about and I had been praying that God would not only provide me with someone to take them, but also that He’d give me complete peace about it.
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