nsfn - praying for your dd and your plate spinning. I think that is one of the best summaries of parenthood I have heard. I will pinch that for RL, if you don't mind!
Mary - feel for you, but am praying hard that the Lord clearly illuminates the path He has chosen for you.
CD - praying hard. You are always really cheerful and uplifting for me on this thread, praying that the Lord shines His light really brightly into your dark place, so you can see the faces of those you love, and who love you.
After much to-ing and fro-ing we finally exchanged at 4 o'clock today (sigh of relief). However completion is next Friday (stressed face back on). Managed to book a removals company to fully pack for us as well, so the weekend will be full of sorting, and throwing stuff away that has accumulated over the last 9 years.
Am now feeling as this was the first house we bought together, and it holds all the important memories for us so far, getting married, children born etc. And I am very to be leaving behind some stalwart neighbours who have been absolute bricks, allowing me to turn up on their doorsteps in tears at 10 at night with a screaming baby!
But new house will be a place to make more important memories (possibly new babies?! ) and new stalwart neighbours, and allow me to become a stalwart myself! Hopefully. Why is it that at times like this I feel about 12 yo again, and impossibly naive and immature??
Thank you for all you prayers over the last few months, and may not be in touch for a while now. x