Ben, Owen and I had a delightful visit at Bethel Lutheran in Gurnee this morning and Ben has accepted the call to be their pastor. We'll be moving during the first week of August and Ben's installation will be August 8.
We'll be living in the parsonage, which is directly across the parking lot from the church. Ben will be able to see our house from his office window. The parsonage is similar to our current home - slightly larger with basically the same layout. I never would have guessed I'd want to live in a parsonage, but at this stage of my life it is very comforting. It vastly simplifies the move and our family's adjustment to the church schedule.
We chose the move date based in part on our preference that I begin chemo after we move. I expect that will start the week following Ben's installation, but need to find an oncologist near Gurnee who agrees with my timeline.
Drop me a note or post a comment if you have a few empty boxes to spare. We're going to need a lot of them!
3 comments:
This sounds like the perfect situation for your family. It couldn't have happened to a nicer one! I'm so happy for all of you!
angie
We loved living in a parsonage, which we did for 5 years. We were also directly across the parking lot, and it was so fun to send the boys over to Carl's office to get him when I needed him, or when they needed some entertainment. He kept some legos in his office for them. :)
My sister lives in Mundelein, so we get up that way quite a bit still. I'd love to see you.
Thanks, Heather. That's very encouraging. I'm looking forward to most everything about a parsonage.
I don't know where Mundelein is (yet!), but would love to see you, too. Your kids sound delightful.
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