Okay, so this is it! In less than ten years, we moved from Nashville to Fort Myers, Florida. then we moved back to Nashville for our work. Less than two years later, we moved to Savannah, Georgia because nobody was having face to face meetings during Covid. Less than two years later, we moved back to Nashville again because meetings were happening and when you’re in publishing, it’s nice to be able to be in the same place with the decision makers. Nashville is experiencing explosive growth, so two years later we moved back to Savannah because we liked being there the first time and we missed our friends. Two years later we moved to Lady Lake, Florida in an effort to be closer to family who might need our help. This time we are moving to Ohio. This time, we are staying put. No more boxes, no more packing tape, no more bruises from lifting boxes that weigh more than heavy bar bells. This time we are going home!
Why, you might wonder? First and foremost, to be closer to our children and grandchildren. It’s time to share life more regularly with those amazing people we brought into the world, and the ones they brought into the world. It’s time to have backyard cookouts and Sunday dinners. It’s time for me to know the little ones who only know me as Florida grandma. It’s time to connect all our family ties and reap the harvest of love we all share. Yes, we’ll still work, and we’ll still help writers shine their light, but we’ll have a chance to embrace those we’ve only seen a couple times a year for way too long.
We’re moving into an old Victorian house that was built in 1910. It’s going to be fun to put our spin on it and bring it to life in a new way. We’ll plant more flowers, enjoy coffee on the front porch, and the sound of our favorite three- and four-year-olds running around the yard. We’ll certainly miss our Florida friends, our prayer partners, and those who have blessed our lives here, but our love for them all remains. The moving truck comes today, so it’s almost time to start a new adventure and even though we believed God sent us in the direction of every move we have made, we think this time, it will be the best move yet.
Blessings to all of you who bring joy and love to the people around you. No matter where you live, it’s love that makes the difference.
Miamisburg, Ohio, here we come!
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Oh. God bless you and Bruce and all your loved ones. Moving is tough, I know, but once settled, it is nice to have the joy and wonder of another place, another chapter of life. I hope you are doing well and getting settled in. I hope and I pray you will be able to come to the reunion gathering at Paul’s. There will be some of us there. I know it will perhaps will be a small group, which is fine. I don’t want to say that I am socially inept, but sometimes I experience hesitation regarding social gatherings. It’s an old thing that hasn’t totally faded. But I will be there at Paul’s with bells on, thanks to a recent nudge by Georgia Bell, whom Gen and I ran into at the food pantry, UMC in Unadilla recently. Hey, you and Bruce take care and enjoy the ol’ house in Miamisburg, and again, God bless and know you and Bruce have been in my thoughts and prayers over these months and now, even years. I am here and now in my own form of wilderness with God and my household and all is well. I am hopeful, and trying to remain helpful and happy. Sincerely, Keith B.
Hi Keith,
Thank you for your comments here. I am finally getting organized enough to get back to my work. Please keep in touch. I do hope to see you this summer.
Many blessings. Karen