Yesterday, about this time, I sent out the following email to friends and fam:
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I am so desperately overwhelmed and this is a desperate plea for help.
The boys and I are moving to Georgia 3 weeks from today, and I'm completely swamped. Andrew's busiest time of the year for Wasserstrom happens to be the next 3 weeks and he is so busy and completely swamped at work and will be working every waking hour for 6 days a week from now until we move.
Essentially, all by myself, I need to watch 2 little boys (which is a full-time job in and of itself); pack up the entire house; clean the entire house for "closing"; organize which boxes go into storage and which go to our new home; feed my family 3 meals and 2 snacks a day; get together with family and friends to say final goodbyes; be the "point person" for inspectors, appraisers, Realtors, electricians,and buyers; maintain life; take boys to doctors appointments and bible study and such, and be all set to go in 20 days.
Andrew is unable to help with anything, so it's all up to me.
And I can't do this alone. I really need help.
There are 2 big ways people can help:
- move the packed boxes (and most furniture) into the garage so I can clean the house for "closing". This is more of a man's job (brothers- could you help with this??) I can get about 12 boxes packed a day. As they get packed, they need to go to the garage.
- come to my house and watch the boys. Even if it's only for an hour, it will be a tremendous help as they both require lots of hands-on attention. This will free me up to pack, organize, and clean.
- if you're unable to come to my house to watch the boys but can watch them at your house, that will be a blessing, too.
I love you all so much! Thanks for being the type of family and friends that I can send an "sos" email to.
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After sending that email, God has provided BIG time!! Tons of friends have jumped at the chance to help! I feel so blessed! Sarah Kenoyer, Rach, Drew and Melissa Clauson, Debbie Peterson, Ang Manwiller, Cade and Jamal, Rebecca Brown, Stacy Leemkuil, Melissa Weston, and our small groups are setting up meals to bring. We are SO blessed!!
And here's just an amazing thing God did about 2 minutes ago...
We are basically out of groceries, but I have neither the time or availability to load both boys up in the car to take them grocery shopping. So, after lunch, I got on fb on our Maranatha Sisters page and started typing out a post to see if anyone from church could grab a few things from the store for me. As I started typing, though, I was feeling really guilty b/c I know all women are pretty busy with their own lives. So I quickly deleted what I wrote, having NEVER posted it. Less than 5 minutes later, my phone rings and it's a friend from church. I answer, and she says, "Hey! I'm just about to pull into Aldi's and I thought I would call and see if you need any groceries." I literally got goosebumps and started crying. God is so good to me, all the time. He knew what we needed and He took care of me. What an awesome, faithful God!
Many times I feel like I won't be able to survive the next 3 weeks on my own. And then I remember. I'm not on my own. God is with me, helping me, giving grace and strength, orchestrating details so that others can help me, too. He's awesome!
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