My husband and I are in the process of buying a new house. Actually, we’re only 2 short weeks away from settlement!! It has all happened so quickly and right now I’m feverishly packing up things in our existing house to move to the new one. Up until now I have been so focused on the thrill and excitement of moving to a new place, but now all of a sudden as I’ve been sorting through things and taking pictures off the wall, I’ve found a new, unexpected emotion surfacing.
I’ve been wanting to move from our house for a little while now, but now that the time has actually come, I’m starting to feel quite nostalgic about the memories and the ten years we’ve spent on Turner Drive. I can’t believe it, but I actually started crying last evening as we moved boxes into a moving trailer and I began looking at the empty walls of our house. I’m actually going to really miss this house! So many wonderful memories and things have taken place there.
The streets names where we we’ve lived have been spiritually significant for us. God is a territorial God and we’ve learned over the years that names and land are very important things to consider. We originally lived on Longstreet Drive named after General Longstreet of the Civil War. We definitely encountered many battles at that address, in fact at one point we were 24 hours away from an official divorce. Moving to Turner Drive actually marked a huge “turning point” in our marriage as husband and wife. Now we’re moving to Kunkle Drive and I bet you’re wondering what significance that has. Well, we checked it out first thing as we were making our decision to move there. When we googled the name Kunkle and the number one thing that popped up was that Kunkle is the nation’s leading manufacturer of safety and relief valves. They are also well known for their excellent quality. That was enough proof for us! 
I am very happy that we’re moving, but I will miss the old house too and I hope and pray it will be a good turning point for the next family that moves there!
This is also what I am undergoing now. God has provided a plot for me and my family and we are planning to build in two weeks time. We had not saved for a plot but God used my office, I took a loan that has turned my life around, to give me a land and a house. God has picked me and my family from nowhere to somewhere. I bless the Lord from deep down in my heart.
Well hello!
About one and a half years ago I uprooted my family from Boston (30 years I lived there) to Southeast Georgia, my place of birth. You really don’t realize how ones life becomes a part of place called home until you are in the process of moving. Also, as I packed, 30 years of memories began to unfold. I am greatful for one thing, I kept 30 years of pictures, especially of my children. Now they each have collages of their lives from birth to their present age, something each can treasure forever and share with their own families. I often return to Boston to visit, but as my younger son states, Boston does not feel like home anymore. We all are able to adjust over time to our new home and environment. You will do just well!
You’ll always feel an attachment to the ‘ville. Congrats on the new house. Can’t wait to see it.