This morning Joe and I spent the first part of the morning moving boxes into his new condo.
A week ago, I said I was feeling a little ambivalent about Joe and Kristine and Sevii’s move from the vicarage into their new house, but as Joe and I lugged books and toys out of the Vicarage to deliver them to the new place around the corner, I began to feel right about this move.
It will make the Vicarage more quiet for sure.
But for the next little while I am thinking the prayer space will be good for me and for Amanda as well.
I’ve also realized that we are not going to be completely silent. We have a huge Thanksgiving planned
and then a Christmas Cookie swap for the extended family in December.
I feel like this is going to be a really good move for Joe and Kristine and for Sevii. They need their own space so they can grow as a family without my interference. It’s not like I am heavy handed or anything, but The Vicarage is my house not theirs. They need their own space to spread out and to become.
It has been a blessed season. They needed us and we really needed them, but now…it is time. It just feels right.
Notes From the Vicarage 
are they your children? My son left home pretty late. Except for messiness, I hated to see him go. Oh yeah, he ate everything in sight.
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Yes. Joe is my oldest. He and his wife lived in South Korea for eight years and made the decision to move to the States. Kristine is Philippine by birth and so she needed a sponsor beyond my son to come to the States. They have been living with me for the last year as they have gotten settled into life.
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