In a small way, I'm beginning to have a sense of what that would be like. No, it's not that I'm contemplating living in my car (it's too tiny, anyway), nor is it that I have nowhere to go. (I have friends who could take me in temporarily, and options with family or friends in other countries.) It's just that I have that sense of having reached a complete dead end when it comes to finding a new home here in my town.. (or nearby towns.)
This week, my priority will be packing just about everything I own into boxes. It'll probably mean having throw out or give away things that I would otherwise have wanted to keep, because you can't afford to hang on to stuff when you're in the position of having to look for a place to store it all. I'll be looking for storage options this week: a garage or storage unit that isn't damp or mouldy and doesn't cost too much... Various friends and neighbours have said they would have room to store a few boxes or suitcases.... but I'll need to find a solution for all my furniture... (and I shudder when I hear the experience of missionary friends whose family belongings have been in storage for three years, because they could only find a furnished accommodation option.)
Packing things up and throwing things out will both be part of the countdown. Then will come the cleaning of the old house and the finding of temporary accommodation. The dog will be fine, but I'll need to come up with ways of keeping the cat safe in a temporary and not ideal situation...
And amidst the pressure of a countdown.... I'll keep investigating more permanent solutions and hoping perhaps for a last minute reprieve. This is a perplexing season to be in...
