The Greatest Gift

It’s 11:30 pm and I think I have a combined 10 hours of sleep over the last 48 hours.  The house is a mess with the remains of Christmas strewn everywhere.  There are blankets littering the floor and couches with a cat laying on one, curled up like a king. I just realized one of our dogs was still outside too.  Glad I heard him since it’s hovering just above 40 degrees outside.  The lights on our Christmas decorations are still lit and my new Billy Holiday record is playing softly in the background.

Coming into this Holiday season we had some very large life decisions looming overhead.  We were considering a move out of state and it looked like it was a very real possibility it was going to happen.  We had begun researching the basics of the Boise area and found a lot of really cool things.  We began to prepare mentally for the move and after some initial talks I was ready to uproot and go.  My sister asked me, “How likely is it that you’ll move?”  I thought for a moment and replied “90%”, but also mentioned that I didn’t want to say that was for sure.  There was a lot to consider.

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