Finding things

Most of the boxes are unpacked.  The garage is somewhat organized.  One blessing is that there is an overhead shelf in the garage I can use to store stuff that my kids will have to throw away when I die.  I'm sure they'll ask themselves why dad had all these 5 gallon buckets.  Nonetheless, they're put away and the trailer and car both fit securely in the garage 

There were a couple of boxes that were hastily packed before I left the house.  Mostly, they contained things I forgot in cupboards and fortunately, I marked them with what was inside them.  I had forgotten to pack two pillowcases that matched my bedding and I couldn't find them for more than a week.  They wound up with Christmas dishes that were forgotten in a cupboard until the last minute.  I found them today.

My bed is now properly made and I feel better knowing I don't have to wonder where I'd put them.  

I had to go find Tom today. Tom decided to visit the neighbors today. The front door didn't shut tightly when I closed it when Bucky and I went for our walk. Tom got shooed off by the neighbor as I was out looking for him.

Today was a bay walk.  Just a few houses from the house there is a trail that follows the outline of the bay and it has some good views of said body of water and, of course, the runway.  Today I noticed some plants growing along the trail.  Finding blackberries to make jam and syrup is not going to be an issue.  They're growing all over the place.  I remember my friend telling me that I should not plant blackberries anywhere.  I found some growing in my yard, too.  I'm sure they're wild.  I'm equally sure they're gonna be delicious.

I found a church to check out tomorrow.  I'm nervous about it.  It's tough to walk into a place like a church where everybody knows everybody and you're the stranger.  We'll see how that goes, but their website makes me think it's promising.  It's just what I want; a non-denominational community church that's Bible based.  I'm hopeful this will be a good fit for me.

I found that ACE is the place because I've been in that place more than any other, I think.  But they had the lag screws I needed to put the pegboards up.  They had wicks for tiki torches.  They had a sprinkler I needed.  I found some screws to fix a railing on my deck that needed some love.  

I'm also finding out that even though things are good, this is the time in my life where I need God the most.  I don't do the things I used to, so the places I'd go like the bar, the casino, and the like really don't fit into my life anymore. What does is the promises of God's word and the hope that the fresh start will lead to whatever is next in my life.  His way.  Not mine.

That, I think, is the most important thing I've found since I've been here.