I’m sitting at my kitchen table in my new kitchen - looking out on my washing line, veggie plot and 14 acres!!!!! The crazy thing is that in this modern homesteading life we also have a wonderful internet connection! Yes, I want to go back in time and live the pioneering life… but with my internet thank you very much!

We have almost moved! LOL! Most of our stuff is here at our new home. The old house still needs cleaning and lots of bits and pieces thrown in the car and taken to the new house. We have had lots of helpers and worked hard at it for the past few weeks, so we are getting there. Really, I think a few more loads will do it.

This move has been funny. It is our 15th in 15 years of marriage. I just could not come up with the enthusiasm I had at some of our previous moves. I put everything off till the last minute, and this move has taken the longest of all our moves. I think I have just had enough. I want to stay in one place for longer than 6 months! The longest we’ve been in one house is actually 18 months, so if we can beat that…. then I might believe this is our last home. The thing is, every move we made had its purpose. Every time we knew God was leading us to move on. It hasn’t been easy. In fact, it has just been exhausting.

I look around this lovely old house and I wonder how long we will be here. I ask myself if I will be able to be “normal” and live here for years…. or will my body go into automatic mode and prepare for another move? It seems like we have been living on adventure and adrenalin for so long now. I don’t even know how to be “normal”, get into a routine that doesn’t involve packing and moving twice a year… but I hope and pray that I will learn, because I am just so sick of moving.

The children are too, especially our eldest son. They need stability. They need consistency in school. So,… next year will be perfect - right?!! No moving,…. good routines…..consistency in school…. PERFECTION!!!! No, don’t worry, I am not looking for perfection, but I am really hoping for a better year than this one! Three moves in one year is just too much…

I just love every nook and cranny of our new home. I am going to take lots of photos and post them. Elizabeth has been happily picking flowers and bringing them into the house for me. All three of the kids are enjoying riding their bikes around on our long driveway and also in the yard. I’ve been working in the veggie garden and will tell you all about that soon too….. I think this post is already too long!

So, thanks for your prayers for us during this move. I know that they have helped and given me strength. We are just so blessed to be able to be here on this property, and I am soooo thankful.