I have a storage unit, a reserved truck, and a date… I am on the move again…
This has so been the story in my life… There was a time where I was moving twice a year in my twenties… It has rather been the theme the last couple years as well, between here and England… I have to say I like the person I am when I am in England… I like the freedom of being and doing what I choose, and whatever that looks like there is no reference point, nowhere to say oh well you did it this way last time…
This house has been my home for many years here in Portland, and I will miss it… All its quirky stuff, knowing where the best light is to write, at each point in the day… It’s amazing how much effort one puts into where they live… I know all the things that live here, which ones were gifts to me, from me, wedding gifts from our friends and family… I remember the painting, cleaning, celebrating in the rooms… Do you know we spent less than fifteen minutes walking through this house before making the decision to buy it… It had just what we had spent weeks looking for, big rooms for picky teenage girls, a comfy feel, plenty of space to have friends over, and a big yard… We have had many great gatherings here, Birthdays, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Halloween * 42 counted*, there was even a book club that had almost all members in attendance *might have been all of them, the back deck was full*, and I hosted a Wedding recently as well…. This house has seen the last of our children through their teenage years, High school graduations and off to University, and on to their twenties… Good job house, you are loved, and I am truly grateful…
Now it is on to something new… What you ask???; I have no idea… I am on the wings of faith and prayer… I know it will all come together beautifully… I am open to what that will look like… Maybe it will be Italy, France, Eugene, California, Georgia, or maybe I will remain in Portland??? All of these options have crossed my path, and all are possibilities… There have been a few moments recently that I thought I may have a reason to stay around this area, and yet all have moved into other possibilities; leaving me free to flow with the wind… Now is the time to like and love who I am here, knowing that from here, there is again no reference point…
How does it get even better than that??? What are the infinite possibilities??? How could this be better than anything I could ever plan or imagine???