Today I feel joyous, hopeful and overwhelmingly saddened all at once. Melissa and members of her family are packing up the house in Maine and I just got the pictures of what that looks like. A picture is worth a thousands words. Seeing the house “staged” to be sold and seeing so many boxes of their life in Maine gives me just a glimpse of what she, the children, her family and friends are feeling at this time.
The pictures vividly bring to mind the sacrifices they are making in moving to Georgia. The house they’ve known, the town and surrounding area Melissa grew up in that virtually all her family lives in or near, just to name a few. We are confident in where God is leading our families but like most times of great change and growth it isn’t pain free.
The physical and emotional changes will become more drastic and prominent here in Georgia soon as we make way for our family of six to grow to ten.
Please continue to pray for us and our extended families during this emotionally charged time in our lives. God is good all the time, not just when life feels good.
20 comments:
Hi "Uncle Darren"
Just wanted to stop by and say we love you all and are praying for each and every one of you!!! Cannot wait to meet the family!!!
Joel, Alegria, and baby Karen
Darren - We are delighted for you and for Melissa and rejoice with you as you move forward into this next part of the journey together! - lisa harding
Wow! Packing up boxes and moving from the home you have always known -- that brings back so many memories. I will definitely be praying for Melissa and the kids during this transition. It's wonderful and hard all at the same time. Hopefully, Georgia will feel like home very quickly. We love you all, and we are praying. Love, Sarah Gibson
We look forward to making them feel welcome and hopefully make the transition a little easier. You are all in our thoughts and prayers.
Love,
Rebekah
Praying and rejoicing with you. Those are some really cute kiddos! Kristen W.
With great change comes great rewards. A quoe comes to mind.
"Given the choice between the experience of pain and nothing, I would choose pain"
William Faulkner
Alan
Hi Darren, I have been meaning to come read the story of your happiness here for some time. I just wanted to say I am so excited for this answer to prayer and I can't wait to meet Melissa. In fact, I think we may even have some connections in people we know. My MIL said she thought she was from Milo, which is about an hour or so from where I grew up in Maine. I look forward to welcoming Melissa and showing her that a girl from the woods of Maine really can make it in Georgia!! I'll be praying for all the family as you all prepare to be joined as one. :) ~Charity Buchan
Dear Melissa, Please know you got folks here lookin forward to meetin you and helpin how we can. Moving is hard, but at the same time i think of that line Wayne spoke *are you ready for some JOY!*. Prayin for you all!!! tammy
Hi Darren,
I am Leah Bragdon, from Maine. (I will get to meet you Sunday.) SO happy for Melissa and SO sad for us here...We will surely miss the children and Melissa! Hi to Charity, I remember you! :)
Darren and Family, Rejoice in this time of great healing for all of you. There is only the warmth of the South to welcome those new to the fold. We look forward to meeting everyone soon! Jane
Lovely picture! : )
Lots of love...all the way from Alaska!
♥ Leslie (and crew)
Lovely picture! : )
Lots of love...all the way from Alaska!
♥ Leslie (and crew)
What a beautiful family you have. God bless you all in the shadow of His wings. And have lots of fun!
Thank you for posting the picture of the two of you together. It is beautiful!!
Love,
Sarah Gibson
Great picture! I enjoyed meeting you this weekend, Melissa. You all have a beautiful family, and we are excited for you!
Apologies- that last comment was from me! Kristen Walker
Thank you for the picture!! I have heard so much about you from my sister Lidia and cannot wait to meet you!
A, Williamson
Love the picture!! Wonderful meeting you Melissa!! You are a beautiful lady and i am so thankful for you and your family coming to begin a new chapter in the good and strange and wonderful and hard thing we call life!!! Lord bless you and keep you all, it won't be long now :-)!!!tammy
The picture brought happy tears to my eyes. I am so thankful that the Lord has brought you two together. It won't be long now, and we want you to know that we will be praying for the blending of your precious families. You two make a beautiful couple. God bless you guys richly!
We love you,
The Stroup Coop
III John 4
Darren and Melissa,
I was so glad to learn of your engagement and how God is working in the lives of the children too. We were in GA at my parent's recently and saw you all out in yard once. I hope we can meet Melissa and the children the next time we are in GA. Melissa, Darren can tell you the special connection I have to the house there and how I too have experienced what your children have experienced at a young age.
Debra G.
P.S.-My Elizabeth will love to visit a house with 8 children. As an only child who is very social, she will be thrilled to visit a big crew.
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