The birds are singing...

as I sit here with the porch door cracked enjoying the fresh morning air, hearing the lovely sound of birds chirping.  I've been watching the sun starting to make it's way up this morning.  It's light is being cast across the dew on the grass making it shimmer - I can see it filtering through a red maple that has yet to shed it's leaves.  The sights and sounds, though different, are so lovely and peaceful.

(deep sigh, pause, another sigh)

My to-do list today stretches long & wide, but not being able to plant my feet and point myself in a direction to get started, I figured this was a good place to get grounded.  I always feel better when I let the cup "overflow" here. 

This was taken right before I took "HOME" down from it's spot above the front door...

Here it is this morning at the new "abode" nestled on a shelf....

 

I told Seth that I don't want to hang it till "we get where we're going."  When I think of that statement now I can't help but smile and shake my head a little.  Because really it's the "in between" of where we've been and where we're headed that's the meat & potatoes of it all.  And where we're really "going" has little to do with this earthly life, so I've decided I don't ever want to hang that sign again.  I think I prefer to just see it resting comfortably as a loving reminder...

On our last night as a family in the house the other night, I had John & Ella help Seth & I make a toast...the adults had red wine, the children milk :)  I told them to hold their cups up and we said "cheers" to my offering of "to home being wherever we are together".  

I'm not going to hang that sign in remembrance/honor of that toast.  We will "hang our hats" in each other, in our faith, in our love, in the joy of being a family...the space is/was/will be relative. 

This pic was taken of the mantle the other night...

This was taken this morning...

 

We brought the J O Y is with us...and just as we filled the house with it - we're going to fill this space too :) and the next space and the next space - how many ever spaces we're in, we'll just keep filling them.

Here's the thundering beats on the playground - it's a stone's throw from our porch :) their excitement at this is hard not to smile at...

Here's lucy & me enjoying the sunshine and some beverages on the porch yesterday after noon :)

 

I say all this to say - we're ok, we're getting settled and we're still smiling :)

This recent Story People sums things up nicely...

"I like change she said, as long as I remember I like change"

So far, this change feels good - a little scary, a little overwhelming but mostly good :)

We had some AMAZING HELP in getting us here.  The moving, the packing, the heavy lifting, the prayers, the support - we're so blessed to have had all the help we did.  We appreciate it more than we can say...

So, now that the cup is intact, feet are planted, time to face the to-do's of the day :)  Feeling blessed to be in this new space and the comforts and joys we're already finding.

Happy 1st of December - have a great week!