The Knight-ly News: One Last Post Before We Leave

We have one last day of packing and running last minute errands before we load the truck tomorrow so today will be busy. We'll post again next week when we're settled. Last night our Lifegroup came over with pizza for one last hurrah. For those who may not know a Lifegroup is similar to a Sunday School class except we meet outside of church in the home. The whole point of one of these groups is simply to strive to live like Jesus did in our everyday circumstances, but to do it together. So we've spent a lot of time helping one another move, enduring job losses, caring for one another's sick kids, welcoming new babies, celebrating birthdays and holidays, eating (we did this A LOT), and just sitting around talking. We have a WONDERFUL Lifegroup and saying goodbye was brutal. Parker gave me a big hug and kiss to last a long time and telling his mom and dad (Heather and Theron) goodbye was heartbreaking. Heather and I were pros at not crying until it actually came time for them to leave. Of course we've known it was coming but its always worse than you imagine.

Parker, Rachel, and Isaac laying on my bed, watching Baby Einstein (prior to Parker throwing up on my bed....unspoken retaliation for me leaving him. Actually, he's getting croup and he just coughed too hard and couldn't help it. I have never seen Heather (not pictured) move so fast in my life! At least it was Kevin's side of the bed! Things got really interesting when we got him out of the bathtub and realized we had no diapers for him. Just making great memories with our friends right up until the last minute!

Isaac was sooo tired.

The boys

I remember when we moved here 3 years ago that we really wanted to turn the truck around and head back to Nashville. But we felt like God would have us stay here so we stayed...and I begged God for friends. He was faithful to provide the best friends we could ask for and they have made our time here wonderful. I won 't miss this city, but I will miss the people in it.

Tonight we have to say goodbye to Lukas, Emma, and Tara (Tim's at a conference so we already said goodbye to him). To put it mildly I'm dreading it with every fiber of my being. Tara is my best friend and I can't imagine not seeing her all the time. Who will we eat dinner with every Saturday night? Who will bring me jello and mashed potatoes when I am finally brave enough to have my wisdom teeth taken out? Who is going to make me endure the heinous experience of bathing suit shopping? Everyone always says, "Oh, don't worry. You'll make new friends." And I know that but it doesn't make leaving the ones we already have any easier. When we first got here I remember thinking to myself, "Tara can do this and I can do it too." She's generally pretty quiet until she gets to know you and absolutely hates being the center of attention (so she's not going to appreciate a partial blog post dedicated to her). But, lucky for me she is the sweetest person I know and doesn't have a mean bone in her body. She also lacks any ability to hold a grudge so I know she'll forgive me.