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I’m Struggling to Say Goodbye to My Home
But I want to embrace change with arms of faith
We listed our house for sale yesterday. There is a massive sign in the front yard, and all the intimate details of my home are frozen in pictures for anyone who chooses to, to look at online.
We’ve been prepping for this.
I’ve had all the talks with my daughter, myself, hubby, and parents. We know the change is coming and we need to roll with it. Resisting does no good. The only thing resisting change does is make you and everyone around you more miserable.
But that sign going up, marring the beauty of my front yard, is mocking me. It’s a schoolyard bully targeting me at my weakest moment.
It hurts. I have to acknowledge that. I have to give myself space to feel that pain. Ignoring and denying the pain that often comes with change can just cause it to fester.
I’ve cried. I’ve wailed over the necessity of this step, in fact.
But … it’s also just a building. This has been our home for a little over five years, and we have been happy here, for the most part. We have built many good memories that will move with us wherever we go. We won’t leave those memories and moments behind when we shift to…
