Moving out and moving back

Moving out and moving back – it’s a strange but nostalgic feeling. Recently I was informed by my brother that they will be vacating our old house – the house where I grew up. Our mother bought a new house someplace else so they will be moving out. At first I thought it was great news for them because the new house was great. Then it struck me – that the old house that I grew up on is now vacant – and I have to move back in with my wife and kid to use it. Having lived far from that place for years now – I am still enjoying the new environment, and my wife loves our current apartment and set up. I know other people will be immediately thankful, but for us, we were dreadful because we are quite happy with where we are and moving back to that old house spells more problems and less convenience. The feeling is like planning Disney vacations then dropping it at the last minute. Instead of a 15 to 20 minutes travel time to work, I now have to travel 45 minutes to 1.5 hours – and maybe worse when there is traffic!. The church that my family has come to love will also be farther now. And the old house has a lot of problems – insects, flood prone and probably hotter than our current apartment.

After moments of dread – we realized that God has again answered our prayers. We have been thinking of getting out of our area which was hard hit by Typhoon Ondoy last year, and here is the answer staring at our faces. Again we realize the goodness of God in our lives. It may not be a mansion – but it is still a property – and it is now our very own property. And what’s worth more than good property is being connected again with childhood friends, and yes maybe make new friends and seize new opportunities. I know there will be problems, but God will be with us along the way that I am sure of. And so we are grateful and happy for this new but old house that we will turn into our home.