Within the past month I have touched base with at least seven people who have moved within our town. Some are moving from a rental to an owned home. Others are going from a detached home to a condominium. Others from one rental to another. Perhaps the most fun to watch is those who are going from a fair sized home to a downsized rental.
I’ve prayed for strength for those who are moving, in the midst of tensions that arise. For the younger people who move, the tension is more on the side of expectation of hope. For those older, the tension tends to come with expectation of uncertainty.
In tests of stress, a move places you on the scale right up there with a loved one dying. You can see some of that as you walk amongst the “moved ones”. One told me to not become a collector. Another hopes this is the last move.
To lump these location changers all together is a mistake. Moving can be a sign of deterioration or of expansion. The change of abode can mean new and exciting surroundings or leaving behind the familiar and the certain.
So, if you are wandering the streets of Kindersley or are out for coffee, don’t be surprised if the conversation turns to the drought, the price of oil and what it’s like to move!!