Actually, there are TWO boxes!!!
On April 1, we loaded just about all of our worldly possessions into two boxes (PODS), each 8′ high, 8′ wide, and 16′ deep. The thing is, we need our stuff. Certainly, I need my stuff! I’m sure I can’t live without this stuff. After all, if it wasn’t important, I would not have bought it, kept it, and packed it.
The two PODS will arrive in Ann Arbor in another week. But, it will be 6-7 weeks before we move into our house. So, with nowhere to unload them, that status quo remains: my life is in a box (okay, two boxes).
How will I live without my stuff?
- I/we will depend upon the graciousness of new Christian friends, who will provide for some of our needs in temporary housing.
- I/we will relearn how to live a simpler lifestyle.
- I/we will relearn the simple truth that my life should not be defined by my/our stuff.
- I/we will relearn the great truth that Jesus expressed in Matthew 6:19 . . . Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
When we put all our worldly goods in storage prior to our move here we lived in a 27 ft 5th wheel for about 8 weeks. It is possible and makes getting to your “stuff” lots of fun when it happens. It is amazing to learn what we CAN live without.
I love you, Mom
Great truths to relearn. I have found in my life that I am lovingly reminded by my Lord to relearn many, many things over and over for as long as I’m in this human shell. God is good always & forever!
I had to move 10 times in 9 years back when I was single. I rented a storage space. Some of my “stuff” is still there! I guess I didn’t “need” it after all.