We made it! I didn’t have internet access in Iowa and our home phone won’t be connected till next week so I am Internet-less for a bit. The trip could, I suppose, be summed up in the words of Ezra:

For I was ashamed to request from the king troops and horsemen to protect us from the enemy on the way, because we had said to the king, “The hand of our God is favorably disposed to all those who seek Him, but His power and His anger are against all those who forsake Him.” – Ezra 8:22

The hand of God was indeed favorably disposed towards my family. We didn’t have one single problem the whole time. No breakdowns, no missed turns, no running out of gas, no break-in of the U-Haul, nothing. The trip couldn’t have gone more smoothly. So smooth, it was boring. :o)

Our new condo is fantastic. Every window you look out of has a fantastic view. Central air, a fireplace, a deck and most of our stuff fits in it so far. Our new landlord helped us unpack when we arrived. We left more than half the stuff on the truck and got started the next day on that part. A friend came over and we had the truck empty by 1:00 pm. The garage is rather full, but we’ll get there.

Some praises:

• No major damage.
• The part of the shipment the pros moved was supposed to arrive Monday. I have school Monday, my kids will be at my mom’s and my wife will be out of town for a short-term mission trip. We tried to call the military to postpone the delivery but they were closed because of the 4th and not supposed to open till…you guessed it: Monday. They called me this AM and we’re scheduled for a day after my wife’s return.
• I already own most of the books I’ll need for Beginning Greek I.

The good hand of our great God is indeed with us!