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Date: 06 January 2007 16:51:37
I'm going to start off by responding to some of the comments from the post before last, as they tie in rather nicely with what I was going to blog about today. ee, I'm sure Swansea is lovely, but it looks like there are quite enough Wibfolk there already, I'm sure you don't need another one! In actual fact, the planned relocation will take me 100 miles in the opposite direction - I'm relatively close to Wales here, but will be on the outskirts of London when I leave. And yes, there is indeed one particular attraction in Hatfield that I'd like to be able to visit more often... 8<SNIIIIIIIIIP!!! That's enough slushmuppetry, as Chelley would say...>8
Which brings me nicely onto where I've been for the last couple of days, and where I expect I'll be for a few months yet. And that's in limbo.
With the new year starting, there's lots of stuff going on to do with people planning ahead (either practically or in resolution-based ways) and looking forward to the next twelve months. The difficulty is, I know I'm planning to head off out of here in about three months or so, but I don't want to say anything until I've sorted out exactly what's going on. I'm being asked about booking holiday time off work, when I have no intention of still being there when the dates I'm booking off actually roll around. The youth group are planning things for the summer, which will no doubt be great, but I won't be there to take part in them. I've got in mind to start mentioning my plans to people soon, just not yet. And there are reasons for that, otherwise I would probably start telling people now.
And as I said the other day, I have really enjoyed my time living here. I've grown up a lot as a person. My relationship with God has blossomed. I've made some friends who have been so honest, so genuine, so understanding. But now, it just feels like time to move on. Every day that I'm here, waiting for the right time to put the big move into action, just makes me feel even more like I'm ready to leave. It's just going to take a little while for the practical side of things to catch up with the emotional side, for me to BE ready rather than just FEEL ready to go.
So from now up until about Easter is going to be an interesting time. And difficult too, I suspect. But this is what God's pointing me towards, and since He's never let me down up 'til now, I'm going to keep trusting Him. Bring it on!