The cupboards at the newly built house Jan’s parents bought in Brea, CA in 1960 have not been bare since they moved in, but bare cupboards were one of the characteristics of Dave and Jan’s plans for moving on.

As the cupboards were emptied, the garage was increasingly filled with boxes of things to be moved from Brea to Cedar City, Utah by professional movers (Family Affair Moving of Fullerton), a company recommended by Ted Tardie, one of the faithful members of our Green Hills Baptist Church Life Group.

Jan’s dog Lola wasn’t quite sure what to make of all of the commotion as, little by little, everything seemed to be changing around her, but she kept a watchful eye on the process so she could be sure she would be included.

Friends and family paid visits to the house which has been home to the Badens and Balsleys for the past sixty years – including Don and Diane Harvey who live in Oregon but travel regularly to Southern California to care for a house which belongs to a family member who chooses to live elsewhere.

Caroleen Suzuki, who lived with Dave and Jan for six years while pursuing college training at Fullerton College and California State University Fullerton joined Jan in packing up some of the final things in the kitchen.

And, of course, Stephen and family stopped by for some visits and some fun and food as they anticipated the miles of separation in days ahead.

May 19th was the big day for the move of furniture from the house in Brea to await (stored in the truck) the completion of the new house in Cedar City and the arrangement of things in the new location in Cedar City.

Until then, this is what “home” looks like – although Dave and Jan have chosen motels over camping during most of the transition to their new address.

As much as they anticipate the comforts of their new house in Utah, Dave and Jan are grateful that “this world is not [their] home, [they’re] just a passing through, [their] treasures are laid up somewhere beyond the blue”!