After driving more than thirty hours over three days in a truck pulling a trailer that was part of a five vehicle convoy as we transferred everything we own from NY to FL my thought process is a bit sketchy so this week’s blog will be brief.

Over and over this last week I have been overwhelmed by love….the love of so many friends who gave of themselves in many different ways. Some gave financially, some had or took us to dinner, some wrote incredible notes of love and encouragement. What blessings!!

I was overwhelmed by the love of five young men who mean so much to my whole family that came and used their strength to help load the trailer and used their amazing senses of humor to lighten the mood. Thank you and love you all so much Ben Spaulding, Ben DePerno, Donald Smith, Forrest Farrington, and Tom Mader!

I was overwhelmed by my parents who drove up from FL to help. My mom is an amazing trooper who can still run circles around me most of the time. My dad drove a VERY loaded trailer full of our stuff over hill and dale. Strong and steady, that’s my daddy! This is not the first time by a long shot that they have helped us move but I think it certainly qualifies as the hardest and most stressful! What a great heritage I have!

I was overwhelmed by the love of my dear and best friend since I was eight years old who came up to NY from FL and spent ten days helping me pack and basically keeping me sane and together through a process that was hard on so many levels. Thank you will never be enough….eternally grateful and love you Robin! …..also a huge shout-out to her wonderful hubby who allowed me to “borrow” her…Thank you Harry….Sarah and HAL too for giving up mom for a time.

Most of all, I have felt overwhelmed by the love of my Savior. He has shown me in so many ways, some big and some small, that He loves me and cares about every detail of my life. For example, on Sunday, as we started to load the trailer, I slipped on the ice in the driveway and down I went. I got up and brushed myself off and realized that the ring that Bob bought me a few months ago on a special get-away was missing. We looked all around and I told everyone to keep a lookout for it. It didn’t turn up. That night I mentioned to Bob that out of the several things that we had to leave behind I most hated the fact that I was leaving behind the ring he had bought me. Early the next morning, unbeknownst to me, he went out in the driveway and prayed that God would help him find that ring. He looked down and there it was, right at his feet!! Overwhelming love!

How reassuring to be overwhelmed by His love as we step out into this new chapter of our lives!