04.30.07

Missed Anniversary

Posted in Team, travel at 9:39 am

I was surprised to hear Jason offer me an apology on the phone the other day. I really had no idea what he was talking about. He explained that he felt bad for missing the anniversary date for our move to Italy - April 15, 2005. I looked at a calendar, and sure enough, we left the US for Italy more than two years ago.

I sort of felt like it was cheating, since we came back from Italy a tad early because of some scheduling issues. I tried to remember the excitement and raw nerves of that day. The picture of us in the ticketing line with three kids and thirteen large containers must have been something. I remembered Heidi’s mom and sister crying as we went back behind security. I remembered Heidi’s dad’s quick goodbye at the curb. I thought about all the goodbyes that I had already said in the days before our departure.

But as my mind snapped back to the present, I was really surprised that two years had passed since that day. All in all, the move to Italy was … do I even say it? … easy. God blessed us with a great team who made the transition as painless as possible. There were always hard days where we longed for the comfort and ease of our life in the US. But we’ve settled in, and are excited to see how God will use us in Ancona.

Here’s to as many anniversaries as God will allow us in Ancona…

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