We're moving

After much prayer we have decided to put our house on the market. There were several reasons why; the main one being we want to be closer into town. I am thankful that this decision came easy for us. I wish I could say how much we are going to miss the neighborhood and our neighbors. There are several families we will miss, but for the most part, we have never felt that we fit in. I have mixed emotions about the people here. My family is not social. We don't like parties and prefer to stay in and hang out as a family. We have tried, however, to socialize in this neighborhood more than anywhere else. Don't get me wrong, there are good people here who have done a lot of good for their neighbors and others. But as a whole, I always felt like I was trying to fit a square peg (me) into a round hole (the neighborhood). The Lord asked me to start a bible study here and I begrudgingly did. I am so thankful for those group of women and all they have meant to me. I have learned a lot by living here of what I want and what I don't want my life to be. It has been through living in this neighborhood that I have become acutely aware of how decisions you make can isolate you. We make no excuses for being Christians. I love Jesus and He guides our every ways. I don't shove that down people's throats though. We also decide to stay in most nights. Because of DH's work schedule, our family time is very precious and I know that didn't come across well with our neighbors. We also have made the decision not to send our child to public school......and we've heard some pretty crappy comments because of it. I always find it peculiar why some people feel they have the right to criticize another person's decisions. I don't criticize them for sending their children to public school - the schools are great out here. Why do they feel the need to do that to me? I'm constantly asking the Lord, could I have done something different? Did You call me to do something here and I refused? What else could I have done? Am I too much to myself that it makes me look stand-off-ish? Sometimes, though, it's just not a good fit, and that is the case here. We continue to pray for the Lord's wisdom and guidance so that our next move will be a better fit for us.