Forty Days

This morning I spoke on the phone with my soon-to-be new boss. Pre-employment checks are done, and my official start date is May 1.

Forty days to make decisions about what to take and what to leave behind and to pack it all up. I've already started making lists. Boxes will soon be arriving from various sources.

Forty days suspended in the twilight zone. Just a shade under six weeks to take my leave of friends, church, neighborhood...

Forty days.

Isn't there something in the Bible about forty days?