Cleaning Time!

We have spent much of the last week cleaning our house and today is the REALLY BIG cleaning day before our final out of our house here in Germany.(So what if I'm taking a break) And let me tell you, I am sick of scrubbing and sick of the smell of bleach and oven cleaner....Oh well, this time tomorrow we'll be out of the house and sitting in TLF(for those who don't know, Temporary Living Facility). I can only pray our transition back to America is better than our first few days in Germany. If you want to take a walk down memory lane, let's remember...board plane to Germany...sit on plane for 2 hours before take off for a 10 hour flight...could have been worse...get picked up from the airport in a dodge neon...we were oh so comfy with our 2 carseats and 10 bags shoved all around us, but I suppose it could have been worse...arrive at TLF...3rd floor...could have been worse, no phone in our unit....could have been worse...no phone in our BUILDING...could have been worse...no play pen for Ethan to sleep in...could have been worse....find play pen...things are looking up...drink nasty tap water...could have been worse, we didn't get sick after all...call sponsor for ride to the store...he tells us to walk...grrrr...could have been worse...find out one of the movers stole and maxed out a Credit Card...could have been much worse, I guess God was looking out for us, but the list goes on with the things that went wrong or poorly for us. By our 3rd day here I was crying telling Travis I didn't want to move here any more...let's just go back home...It was a rough start! As I take my break from cleaning I am now thinking about all the growth we have done here. For starters, one more child, our family is complete. But, I am really talking about our hearts our spiritual growth. God has been good in changing us and strengthening us. I can't even begin to tell you all we've experienced here that has brought us from who we were then to who we are today. We are so thankful for those of you who have helped us along the way and contributed to our life. It has been an incredible 4 years and we are so blessed to have shared it with those of you over here and those of you over the phone/computer. We can only pray our next 4 years are just as amazing. Thank you God for our time here in Germany!