Moving Stinks, but God is still good.

I will be moving in about 6 weeks (I say about, because my move has to be coordinated with the current Pastor and the Trustees of the Church I will be serving, before I can move into my new home in the new community/churches I will serve).  This has resulted in many emotions as well as thoughts.  With any move, you begin to realize just how much stuff you have accumulated over time (I've been here 6 years and when my HH who had previously lived and worked in another community, retired, we moved him and everything from a 2nd household into this house, so yes it's rather full) and how much you can really do without.  So onto the process of getting ready to move - there has been a lot of sorting.  We have chosen the following as part of our process for purging a few items that we obviously don't need; we have a laundry basket that we put "give-away" items in (or items we need to return to their rightful owner), we have a laundry basket that we put smaller "for sale" items in (the bigger items we put sticky notes on), we have a laundry basket for items that need to go to good will or another charity of our choosing, and finally we have a laundry basket that is for items that just need to go to the dump or in the trash.  Each time the basket for each category is full, we stop purging long enough to either deliver items that need to be given away or have sold; we make a trip to the dump to get rid of the trash or we take the charity items with us when we make a trip to town.  So far the process seems to be going well, and I like that some of those items I'm not quite ready to part with are being enjoyed by someone else when we give them away or donate them to a charity.  Yes, moving stinks and I'm still not ready to move; but God is still good and I'm trusting Him through the process.  Now, to get back to purging, packing, and cleaning.