![]() This entry was posted in Life and tagged Change, Family, Lord of the Rings, Musings of a tired mom. In the mean time I’ll hold my breath, preparing for the plunge to the waters of adventure and change. ![]() I look forward to when the words pour forth again…for I feel writing is a part of who I am. Those are the things that will anchor me in this time of change, upheaval, adventure. So my priorities in these coming weeks will be hugging my kids, drinking tea with friends, going for walks, and concentrated time in the Word with my God. However, the fact that the words are not there – that there is a wall preventing the story and heart from flowing forth – is a signal that perhaps the stress is more than I am aware. Its during those times when some of my best work pours forth from my heart. Another original poster design created with the Keep Calm-o-matic. Usually when I am stressed or worried or super excited (which I am all those things and more) writing is one of the biggest outlets for me. KEEP CALM ITS THE DEEP BREATH BEFORE THE PLUNGE. So, I thank you now for your patience and understanding in the coming weeks. Something we both can’t wait to do…and wish we could do and simultaneously stay here. Something that must be done… cannot be avoided…something we know will have highs and lows. It is, however, something quite a bit bigger than ourselves. Granted, this little jaunt across the sea we are preparing for is nowhere near the apocalyptic battle Gandalf and Pippin faced. I feel like I’m in the midst of our own deep breath. “‘Tis the deep breath before the plunge.” Gandalf replies, eyes fixed on the horizon. The stand on a balcony overlooking a darkened city. ![]() Pippin and Gandalf are in Gondor preparing for the final battle to begin. I keep thinking of the scene from the film, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. The place where you can let your hair down relax the place where your own bed resides. Then you have the home where you currently live. Our children share different birth places than us parentals, so their “first home” is different. You have the other places you’ve lived before invested time, love, energy the places your children were born. The place where the foundation was laid for you to become you. I say “home” because when you’ve lived away from your place-of-birth-home for as long as we have, you sort feel as though you have many homes. But there’s a lot to do to get ready to be gone from “home” for so long… Don’t get me wrong, there are loads of things I’m really looking forward to doing/seeing while we are there. I’ve put off really thinking about/preparing for this time away because, quite frankly, it stressed (stresses) me out. We leave in just over 3 weeks for several months in America. You might not know it, but we are preparing for an extended time in the States. But I feel like its been a long time since I’ve really… written. And I’ve had some posts at The Better Mom and Intentional by Grace. We had our Magic of a Childhood Christmas Series, and some fun Irish giveaways. Oh, sure, there have been things going on. I feel like I’ve been very quiet around here for awhile.
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