Closure: Part I - It Starts.

I have sat down to write this blog a number of times and then I well up with so many different feelings that I can't spit out one sentence. The truth is that we have two months left in Portland, a thousand things to do, and three and a half years of living here behind us. Naturally, our conversations are now primarily filled with thoughts of reflection and processing all that has surpassed. I have days where I feel sad, excited, and frustrated, but mostly we are both anxious now. We have reached that point where we are ready to move and get to where we are going. So, because I have so many areas of my life that I'm trying to process I decided I would break these reflective ramblings down into parts. I have no idea how many will come of this, maybe three...  or maybe ten; but as this blog has accompanied our journey here in Portland from the beginning, I figure it deserves adequate closure. And lets face it, I need the closure. We came to Portland freshly married with a set of expectations for what this chapter would be; and we are leaving now, completely surprised by what God did with this time. So as always, thanks for listening and here's to the next two months of working it all out...