Right now I am getting ready to do a Permanent Change of Station (PCS) move. We are moving from our posting overseas which we have been at for the past 5 and 1/2 years, back to the US. This has caused much anxiety and stress as I go through and identify what stuff we need to take with us, what stuff can be shipped, and what stuff we should mail. We have a lot of stuff. My wife and I have tagged some things that don't fit the pack, ship, or mail categories. (Mostly super annoying toys that make noise on only one volume, ear-bleeder, that my sons will hold the button down on for 20 straight minutes.)
Sifting through all that stuff I am reminded of how much clutter life can accumulate. As time goes on, the "stuff" of life can crowd out the essentials of a relationship. I sacrifice my quite time with God to get into the office early and have my cup of coffee and check e-mail before PT. I turn down time spent with my wife after the kids are in bed, to watch TV because I am to worn out from day full of stuff.
I think along with the overly loud toy guitar, not the Backyardigans one with volume switch the other one, there are some things that I may have to leave behind. It has been good to take a look at the "stuff" accumulating in my life, I'm working on it. More PCS related posts coming up, provided I still have a computer.
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