I've been meaning to drop by here and let you know I'm o.k. All truly is well. I've imagined explaining my absence with a great photo or scripture, but I don't even have that. Not that it really matters ~ smile.
Here it is, simply: parenting, homeschooling, and home-keeping, and being intentional about it all doesn't leave much space at the edges. And then I soak the edges with life to savor: time with Karl (my best friend!), connecting with friends, and sometimes just sitting alone in my parked vehicle in the grocery store parking lot, sipping coffee and enjoying the silence.
The backdrop to all of that regular life is a potential job change for Karl and relocation for our family. That has really occupied my prayers and thoughts, as you might imagine. We should have news about that change sometime in January. In the meantime, there's Christmas to anticipate and celebrate, and house projects to complete so our house is ready to be put on the market as soon as possible. Feels odd to put both those things in the same sentence, but that's the way it is around here.
Makes me realize (and live as though I truly believe it!) that my home is in Him: whether we stay here, or He calls us to somewhere new, whether I'm immersed in this daily life, or sitting at the edge, savoring the goodness.
