“To everything there is a season...”
I've been reminded of that as for the past several months as Doris and I have prepared for a major change in our lives. We have decided to move to South Carolina to be near our son, daughter-in-law and 2 grandsons.
For the past several years, we've made the trip to the Greenville area of South Carolina more and more often.
We all enjoy being together and maybe most importantly, our son and his family really wanted us to move. They've been trying to get us to do that for the past 5 or 6 years and we finally made the decision.
Southern Illinois has been our home for a very long time. The land we own has been in the family for 65 years and there are lots of memories tied to it.
I've hunted the fields and woods here for many decades and know it like the back of my hand. I have a shooting range 150 yards west of my shop and I could go on and on.
If however, we're going to really get to know our grandsons and they are going to really get to know us, we need and want to be closer to them. We also want to be of help to our son and his wife. They are busy folks and we know we can help them.
When the word got out that we intended to sell our home and land, it just happened. All the pieces fell into place very quickly and it's now all sold.
The wooded lands have been sold and that sale has closed. We are only awaiting the closing of the sale on the home and that's less than 2 weeks away.
We've purchased a new home in the Greenville area, close enough to our son's family to be able to visit them quickly but far enough away to give all of us privacy.
I'll be able to continue my work evaluating products and intend to continue my participation in still target shooting. I just won't have to drive so far now.
Since so many of you here seem like family to me, I just wanted you to know.
"To everything there is a season..."
Thanks,
Clark
