Well, we are finally in our new home with all our stuff! It
feels really good to actually be at a permanent residence after being a bit of
a nomad for a few weeks. We stayed at a hotel in Des Moines last week for a
couple of days until the movers arrived Friday afternoon and got all of our
stuff PILED in the apartment (they did not seem to appreciate that our
apartment is on the third floor with no elevator…). We got right to work
unpacking and it’s starting to feel like home. Still a long way to go with
unpacking/organizing/wandering around our small apartment hoping a new place to
put things magically appears…
In between the moving/unpacking we’ve been getting more
familiar with our new city. We already feel like we have a pretty good handle
on getting around and knowing where everything is that we need to find. I am
continually amazed by how incredibly easy
it is to get around Des Moines and how well the traffic moves. It’s as if the
highways and streets are actually designed to hold the flow of traffic!
We’ve gone out to a couple of restaurants, including
watching the Packers beat the Bears at a really neat sports bar downtown, which,
of course, was a blast. It was quite odd to watch the Packer game in a public
place where not EVERYONE was cheering passionately for the Packers. We woke up
early on Saturday and got out to the farmers market here, which is incredible!
It’s so big and has really great farmers and food. We came home with a ton a
vegetables, as well as our first whole roasting chicken, which was an adventure
to figure out how to, um, clean, and roast. But it turned out delicious! We
visited a church nearby on Sunday, which seems pretty great. We have one or two
more we want to check out, and are just praying that God has a home church
prepared for us to be a part of while in Des Moines.
Another small challenge is that we decided before moving here
to buy a couch, so we did not bring much for furniture along with us. It was very exciting
to order our first couch this weekend! However it takes 6 weeks to come in…which
leaves us lounging on camping chairs in our living room for the next month and
a half. :)
So all and all, we’re starting to feel pretty comfortable
here. We are missing our friends and family and home dearly, but God has really
given us a sense of contentment. We truly do feel blessed by His provision and
care and concern for us. We’re constantly reminded that this is all a part of
His great plan for our lives, and take joy in that realization. Thanks for all
the prayers and well wishes!
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