Moving ... with gratitude

Even though it's only a 2-3 mile move, it's still a good opportunity to do clean-up and simplify things. Other business includes transferring gas, electricity, phone & internet services, making address changes. That's what I've been doing in the past week.

I'll move from an apartment to a house. Besides the fact that I now can allocate a room for piano teaching, I can get the feel of living in a house and see how I like it. Hopefully, I won't have to worry too much about disturbing others because of playing the piano.

The day I returned from Anhui, China, Karena called me and told me about the availability of a house. She's been mindful of my need to move and helped arrange me to see it. She saved me a lot of time searching for a suitable place! As it turns out, my landlord also goes to the same church.

Thanks to friends at church who help me move & who provide me with boxes, I am only hiring a professional piano mover. Other friends asked to help pack, but I don't have that much stuff to pack. Still, thank them for offering their service. Herrick, leaving before me moving for a cruise, found Mark and helped me move a 3-seated couch with his pickup truck last night. His right arm was hurting before the move .... I hope it heals quickly.

There was a warm surprise: 8 friends chipped in $ and bought me a nice refrigerator. How thoughtful! One friend phoned in while I was driving to the shop and arranged the salesman to give me a discount. That was timely!

Hm... even though the new home is transient, I still hope to make it a place full of God's blessings.