Packing, Packing Books

Packing, Packing, Packing… So far, we’ve packed 90 boxes of books. I believe we only have about 30 books (mostly cookbooks) left lying around unpacked. We have about 1800 volumes; we kept track of these books in a database to easily locate them. Many thanks to our dear friend, Debbie, Rob received about 800 books from her husband’s collection. Her husband, John, was a pastor, and he passed away from cancer. Several of these books are commentaries and ministry books. Commentaries became very useful in his sermon writings and Bible study preparation. But… “Where are we going to put them?” is the problem. When we first got these books, we put them in our living room packed. I believe Rob only unpacked two boxes out of 16 boxes. The rest of them stayed in the boxes. Now two years later, these books were repacked into smaller and stronger boxes. These books are moving into Rob’s new office at the church.

Last week, my mother in law came to help to pack half of the kitchen stuff. She’s a real trooper. Then, Rob and I packed our office and our closets. Now, we only have clothes, bathroom & laundry supplies, 1/2 of kitchen, and of course, more books, left to pack.

The movers are coming on Wednesday, and we will move into our new manse on Thursday. These past few months have gone by so fast. I have to keep reminding myself to stop and smell the coffee and take a deep breath. When I was a kid, my dad always thought that I “go too fast”. Guess what? He’s right. I see him signing to me “Slow! Slow!” So, I’m enjoying every moment I have left here in Staunton, Virginia, which will always have a special place in my heart.