Two weeks from tomorrow
I just wrote the longest post and it got erased! AGGGGGH.
Okay, yesterday someone told me that I should keep blogging even though I felt like I didn't have much interesting to say, since my life currently revolves around packing and moving. "Just give us something" was the comment. Therefore, in the spirit of Marie Antoinette (since I live in France), if I can't give you bread, I'll give you cake (which means that this is a "fluff" piece!)
The work continues. This morning I discovered that the internet no longer works in my apartment, which means that they cancelled the contract, I suppose. And the cell phone company finally caved, after the AG missions dept. sent a letter explaining my "transfer" back to the States. Great! One more thing to cross off the "to do" list.
I've rented a moving truck for Sat. morning and lined up friends from work and church to help with the official move. However, I'm moving all the boxes I can in daily trips to the storage place. This way, my apartment gets steadily emptied (which aids my mental status) and the exercise is good for me. As I make trips up and down the elevator of my building, it serves as a visual advertisement to the folks in my building, who approach to ask if I've got stuff I'm willing to sell. When I'm sweating and lugging these boxes around, I'll agree to sell just about anything to avoid hauling it. I find it funny how people will take advantage of this vulnerability, but I can't complain. I really do want to get rid of some things that aren't worth storing.
I've got a pile going in one corner of the living room with all the stuff I'm bringing home. The airlines changed the luggage allowances from 70 lbs down to 50 lbs, which really cramps my style, but I'll get everything home somehow!
I've still got ministry stuff going on as well. Next week I'm going to Belgium to present a seminar on Islam to the Belgian church leadership. I'll be heading up to Continental Theological Seminary in Brussels, who is hosting the conference on "Reaching Europe's immigrant population," which gives me the chance to see another city and country I've never seen. I'm taking Tuesday as a personal day to sightsee, since after the move, I'll need some down time.
Okay, yesterday someone told me that I should keep blogging even though I felt like I didn't have much interesting to say, since my life currently revolves around packing and moving. "Just give us something" was the comment. Therefore, in the spirit of Marie Antoinette (since I live in France), if I can't give you bread, I'll give you cake (which means that this is a "fluff" piece!)
The work continues. This morning I discovered that the internet no longer works in my apartment, which means that they cancelled the contract, I suppose. And the cell phone company finally caved, after the AG missions dept. sent a letter explaining my "transfer" back to the States. Great! One more thing to cross off the "to do" list.
I've rented a moving truck for Sat. morning and lined up friends from work and church to help with the official move. However, I'm moving all the boxes I can in daily trips to the storage place. This way, my apartment gets steadily emptied (which aids my mental status) and the exercise is good for me. As I make trips up and down the elevator of my building, it serves as a visual advertisement to the folks in my building, who approach to ask if I've got stuff I'm willing to sell. When I'm sweating and lugging these boxes around, I'll agree to sell just about anything to avoid hauling it. I find it funny how people will take advantage of this vulnerability, but I can't complain. I really do want to get rid of some things that aren't worth storing.
I've got a pile going in one corner of the living room with all the stuff I'm bringing home. The airlines changed the luggage allowances from 70 lbs down to 50 lbs, which really cramps my style, but I'll get everything home somehow!
I've still got ministry stuff going on as well. Next week I'm going to Belgium to present a seminar on Islam to the Belgian church leadership. I'll be heading up to Continental Theological Seminary in Brussels, who is hosting the conference on "Reaching Europe's immigrant population," which gives me the chance to see another city and country I've never seen. I'm taking Tuesday as a personal day to sightsee, since after the move, I'll need some down time.