We’ve been married for almost 19 years and this is the 5th time that we have moved. Not that moving is new for me – growing up we moved every 4 years, so I’m use to all that goes along with moving to a new house. And, no, we were not a military family.

We’ve been married for almost 19 years and I’m still the one who gets attached to things when Charley could pick up and leave with only 5 minutes notice and not miss what he’s left behind.

We’ve been married for almost 19 years and….

Moving this time around seemed harder than the other times. When we moved before, it was always in the same area so we weren’t leaving much behind. Our family was still near, our friends were still near and our comfort zone was still near.

Security. I guess it means more to me than I realized.

April 22nd we closed on a property in Divide, Colorado that was 80 miles from where we were living. I loved where we were living. The neighborhood, the community, the elementary school, the bus driver, the friends, the house, the view, the privacy. I literally had a large place in my heart for our home in Sedalia. Our kids went from being little kids to a young adult and a tween in that house.

I started my journey as a chicken owner there, and fell in love with my little feather friends. We celebrated birthdays, holidays and out of town guests in that home.

We spent six months in 2018 on a road trip, away from my home, my chickens, my town. Then while we were on the road we found this place in Divide, decided to cut our trip short by 6 months, and we went home and proceeded to put our house on the market.

Now here we are in a new home, a new town and surrounded by new people. Leaving home was definitely more difficult for me than I thought it would be.

I may have cried the 2nd week we were here when I was tired of the cold wind, no running water, and the inability to find simple things, like socks and pants. Well, tears fell, my face was so wind-burned, I couldn’t “technically” move my face to cry.

Leaving home. I know there is something amazing ahead for me and my family in this new season of life. I will make sure I do not miss out on any of it by continuing to think about what I left behind. I will, instead, focus on what lies ahead.