On your mark, get set, start packing... Yes, that's what we're up to this week. We are packing up, & in a way we are closing this chapter of our lives. Not closing it completely because a part of our hearts will stay here, & we WILL be back to visit from time to time, but we are moving back to our "other" life. We usually joke about the two lives that we have lived between this past year. We'd go home to Lancaster to our friends & belongings there, & then we'd leave & come here to the "other" life. We totally loved & enjoyed this life, but we are preparing to adjust to our old life. The actual "move back" date is January 31st.
Was our year sucessful in terms of all the projects we had planned to do?? Yes! Dutch feels good about all that he has accomplished on the remodeling end of things. He just completed a project in the barn last week, where he framed, dryed walled, & painted one more area in the barn kitchen. It was an area where alot of cold air came in through an unused door. He closed off that area completely, thus taking away the last of the "drafts" in the kitchen. He has a few "small" projects today & tomorrow, & then by Wed. or Thurs. we hope to get serious about packing our belongings!! Wish we could push a button & have that all finished!!
How can you help?? First of all by praying that everything goes smoothly, & pray for safe travels! We have a trailer & some guys from Lanc. coming on Mon. to help load up. We could possibly use a hand or two on Tues. in Lanc. to unload- if you're interested, give us a call 570.363.2405. Also there are some ladies in Lanc. that are planning to go in our Lanc. house on the 25th & give it a good cleaning, if you're interested in helping with that, contact my mom at 717.394.6062.
Folks are asking- What's going to happen at the Haft after you leave, will Bruce & Joan be alone?? Actually in the beginning of Feb. there are two families moving on-site. The one family has applied to be part of the on-site team, the other family is coming here for a 9 month sabbatical & to lay out a vision for the next chapter of their lives. Sooo that is truly an answer to prayer!! We are thankful that Bruce & Joan will not be here alone after we leave!!
Again we want to thank everyone for your prayers & support throughout this year. We've had alot of visitors who made the trip up here to check out what we're doing! We loved having each of you! Even those of you (you know who you are!!) that came in the 11th hr. :)) What I mean by the 11th hr. is that they almost waited till it was too late!!
As for my blog in the future- I don't know if I will continue to blog after we return to Lanc. I'm thinking that I probably won't continue w/ it, but have not made a final decision about it. I figure that in Lanc. everybody knows everything about everybody anyway, what's the point of writing about it ;) JK. Seriously tho- I will have to make a decision about that, but in the mean time, thanks to all of you that faithfully followed our lives over this past year, it was a pleasure to have you on the journey with us!!!
Well, what about all your friends up here in the northern hinderlands ??? We want to keep track of your comings, goings, victories, struggles so we know how to pray for you too.... You've impacted our lives tremendously and when I get down to visit my family, I plan to look you up and stop in for some Fisher hugs! Lots of love, Heidi
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