Unloaded

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We’re here!  

I’m amazed at the hospitality that has already been shown here.  First of all, the house looks amazing!   New carpets and flooring throughout the house and other small adjustments have really made the house look 100 times better than the last time we saw it.  Itoriginally looked like a fixer-upper.  Now it’s already fixed up for us!

Every time I’ve moved somewhere, there has been something in the back of my mind that expects some type of fanfare.  Not much – just a parade with a marching band and a huge loudspeaker saying, “Attention everyone!  The Todds are now here!”  I know – I’m delusional.  Obviously, that has never happened (much to the disappointment of my delusional self).  The next best hing happened today, though.  There was a huge crew that showed up and unloaded the truck in less than an hour and a half.  Yes – the same truck that took us two days to load was unloaded in less than two hours!

And that’s not even the best part.  Our kitchen has already been stocked with enough food to last a week.  As I was standing in awe at everyone’s generosity this evening, our neighbor came over and introduced herself to us.  She had two bags of food that she handed us.  Now we have enough pasta to last another month!  And apparently the food stocking isn’t finished yet.  I’m not sure what that means yet, but apparently we’ll know this Sunday. 

Everyone keeps telling us how excited they are that we’re here.  And that, of course, makes us more excited to be here.  i really am looking forward to seeing what God has in store for this church.  I think it’s going to be something amazing.  What else would you expect from an amazing God?

I have so much more I want to type, but am too exhausted at the moment.  Hopefully I’ll be able to share more of my thoughts tomorrow (well…today, since it’s already past midnight).  But first, I have to finish downloading pictures of Natalie Jo, who was born this morning – one stinking day too late for us to see her in person!  Oh well, we’re still happy for the Browns and their growing family.  Natalie is definitely a miracle baby!

So the unloading is done.  Now comes the unpacking.  Ugh.  

Sadly, one of the fish did not make it through the night last night.  We had a proper burial at sea this afternoon.  Amazingly enough, Nemo is still alive and kicking!

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Matt Todd

Howdy. I'm Matt. My wife, Christy, and I have four kids and two dogs, I'm passionate about orphan care. I'm a die-hard fan of the Evansville Aces, the Indiana Hoosiers, and Star Wars. I'm trying to live life by the Todd family motto: "It behooves us to live!"
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