Good-bye Mexico

Life has been a whirlwind these last few weeks, hence the silence on here and Facebook. In just 2 weeks our time in Mexico will come to an end and we will be moving back to the States! It's definitely not the timing we had originally thought, but we've sort of had to embrace being flexible over the last few years!

Alan will begin a new job as the Pastor of Worship and Arts at a church in Wisconsin, in January. The plan is to leave Mexico at the end of the month, hang out in Pennsylvania for a month for the holidays, then head out to Wisconsin and begin our life in the midwest. Then in June, we'll become a family of 5!*

I realize I'm leaving out SO many details. It's mainly because my brain sort of goes into a fog when there are too many details to process. Trying to figure out how to pack up our house in two weeks is pretty crazy, but on top of that, we are only taking back 10 pieces of luggage. So whatever doesn't fit in that, doesn't go. This is not a task for pack-rats or the overly sentimental type. Emotions.of.steel.

Even though we are leaving with approximately 70% less stuff than what we came with, we are content. When we showed up here, we didn't have a lot and people were quite generous with us and donated many items, from furniture to dishes. While living here, people from the states supported us financially which allowed us to furnish our house and live a modest life. Now, we get to pay it forward and give almost all of it away! If you've never given away something that cost you hundreds or thousands of dollars, or something that you absolutely love, you should totally do it! Not because it will make you feel amazing (but it might!) but because it breaks the hold, it breaks the power, that things and money can have over your life. It makes people become the focus and not stuff; it makes LOVE come to life and kills greed. Like my mom always says, "It's just money."

So, THANK YOU to every single person who supported us, whether it was financially**, or through posting funny cat pictures, or through prayer, or by sending fun packages. It's been quite the 15 months and we wouldn't trade the experience for the world. With that said, we are super excited to start this new adventure!!

-M

*Yep, I'm pregnant! Poor baby #3 gets such a lame announcement :(

**Anything you give in December will go towards our moving expenses.