Let's just jump right in, shall we?
At the beginning of June my family moved to Fort Wayne, Indiana. Aaron is starting the M.Div program here at Concordia Seminary and it was strongly suggested we get here in time for him to take summer Greek.
I ended my job and the little boys' school years on June 1.
Aaron and Canon finished their year a week later on the 8th.
The process to get here was somewhat quick. While Aaron has loved teaching for the past 10 years, especially at Immanuel, we both knew he was feeling a little restless the past 2. So, when in October he told me he was "meeting with our pastor to discuss becoming a pastor", I wasn't entirely surprised. I have always thought he would be a great second career pastor, and that his giftings in teaching and community organizing would suit him well in that role.
After a few meetings and phone calls with other wise people, Aaron was confident enough to have us go visit. We flew out to Fort Wayne in November to visit with some people and drive around town. He officially applied by the end of January, though it took until May to get the final acceptance letter. I came out in April with my mom to house hunt and interview for jobs. Our house sold in May and we were blessed to have some guys move our stuff into our Fort Wayne house before we even arrived!
We set off on Saturday June 9th and the drive took about 13 hours including stops.
The boys did a great job and we finally arrived around 8:30pm on Saturday night. This is their first look at the new place!
Aaron started classes early Saturday morning. I spent about a week with the boys getting partly settled, but mostly playing at the YMCA, until I could figure out school/camp for them. I was able to start work last week. I'll be the Office Administrator at a K-8 Lutheran school (hooray for elementary school schedules and breaks!!!)
We're settling in very slowly, but getting there!
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