The Intro

I know that I'm backtracking a bit, but I thought some might wonder why we moved to Nebraska.

Well......We lived in South Carolina until the beginning of July. We were sad to leave the camp ground, our jobs, family (Matthew's parents and sister) and friends, but felt that it was a necessary move. Matthew was offered a position in the Regional COG office and we’ll also be planting a new church on the west side of the city.

So, to begin our new adventure, Autumn, my best friend came the weekend before the trailer was to arrive to help get us loaded up. I’m SO GRATEFUL! Packing is not the most fun thing to do, but after it was all over I thought, “that wasn’t too bad!) After leaving from SC, we traveled to Virginia where we picked up my dad and step-mom. Since we had already loaded up an ABF trailer with all of our things (you pack, they transport - good deal), we only had our cars to drive to Omaha, NE. My dad and Susan so graciously offered to help us drive, unpack and get settled into our new home. Without their help, I'd still be unpacking and driving Matthew crazy! It was a two-day trip from Virginia to Nebraska and we got to stop in St. Louis on the way and eat dinner with Jeff and Brittany. The drive wasn't as bad as I thought it would be and I guess it helped that I didn't have to drive that much. I think my time totaled 4 hours (at most).
We arrived on Tuesday at 2 PM, but we weren't able to receive the ABF trailer until after 4:30 PM. We had already found a place to live during our June visit (Camp Meeting, etc.) so we already had utilities and the keys to our new place. Our apartment is on the west side of the city (where we'll be planting a church) of Omaha. It's right off a main thoroughfare (Dodge) and we live on the 3rd floor. As you can imagine, once we were able to unload the truck we were thankful it wasn't earlier in the day. It was so hot! The trailer was empty within 2 1/2 hours (thanks to some hired help) and we were exhausted.

My family stayed from Tuesday - Saturday and worked so hard to get us settled. We did manage some relaxation while they were here (sightseeing, fine dining, movies, relaxing at the pool and shopping), but mostly we were hard at work. Seeing them off at the airport was sad, but I knew we’d see them again in about a month so that made it easier!
We’re happy to be here and excited to see what God has in store!