Change is in the air around the little old cottage.
The days are growing longer, the sun beginning to show its face again (kinda) after what has been a cold and wet winter. Its been lovely to have such a real winter after the fires, there is so much green about. But the sun is also wonderful.
Our kitchen is going well, though not finished yet, it is mostly functional now. We have the top cupboards still to hang, the tiling to do, woodwork and walls to finish painting, the electrician to finish off and the floor to give another paint. We will lay oak coloured timber flooring when the back part of the house is repaired. For now the painted floor will give us a clean, sealed surface.
Even though the kitchen is not finished, it feels like total luxury! Clean cupboards, solid benches, a sensible pantry to build up a stockpile again.. Finally I can unpack my kitchen properly, we can drag away the old van from the front of the house which is blocking the light into the lounge and get on with an ordinary life. I'm cooking on the wood oven for now, until my old vintage oven is re-connected which I'm getting the hang of, though not ideal this winter as we have not got wood stacked, cut, organized and dry as we usually would seeing as we have been flat out trying to get the place liveable since moving here.
As this semester commences we are entering a new chapter in our lives. I have been offered a job through the Uniting Church Synod to help women and children recover after the devastating Pinery fires that came through our district at the end of last year. I feel so very blessed to be able to do the work that's in my heart of hearts. It is one day/week for 6 months. I am also doing another subject at college, this time a 1st year bachelor subject which is a step up in study too as I continue to explore ministry.
I'm very excited about these doors that are opening, but also aware that a new door cannot open without an old door closing.
So it seems I am quite possibly coming to the end of my season of being a full time Mama at home, I have loved this special chapter of my life. Its been beautiful, hard, messy and challenging. So if my blog is quiet I am here. Refelcting on life, the changes and making the most of it all. Foucusing on being present, on working out how to do what I need to do in the time I have and honouring it all, and myself as I learn a new rhythm for our family.
I am ready for these changes, I am excited for them and feel blessed to have this work to do. It is a new season, full of possibility, new experiences, people to meet. But it is tinged with just a touch of sadness. After all there is beauty in all seasons. Each one important and precious.
As I was typing this Ecclesiates 3 came to mind....
So as I enter a new season of life, I'm not sure how much I will come to blog. My mind has been blank recently. Perhaps it was the busyness of school holidays, the distractions of a new job to find my feet in, A job I will need to forge my own path in. Study and the reality of the new season I am entering. Perhaps it has been that with the renovations life has not been simple. Perhaps it is a combination of all of them.
I will no doubt return to blogging with my heart full of passion for it with photos of the cottage and our simple living life to share. Stories of the boys, the garden and my usual random thoughts and ponderings. But for now, I feel I am entering a season of rest for this little blog. As I work to find my calm place in amongst the changes in our lives.
Much love,
Emma
xx
The days are growing longer, the sun beginning to show its face again (kinda) after what has been a cold and wet winter. Its been lovely to have such a real winter after the fires, there is so much green about. But the sun is also wonderful.
Our kitchen is going well, though not finished yet, it is mostly functional now. We have the top cupboards still to hang, the tiling to do, woodwork and walls to finish painting, the electrician to finish off and the floor to give another paint. We will lay oak coloured timber flooring when the back part of the house is repaired. For now the painted floor will give us a clean, sealed surface.
Even though the kitchen is not finished, it feels like total luxury! Clean cupboards, solid benches, a sensible pantry to build up a stockpile again.. Finally I can unpack my kitchen properly, we can drag away the old van from the front of the house which is blocking the light into the lounge and get on with an ordinary life. I'm cooking on the wood oven for now, until my old vintage oven is re-connected which I'm getting the hang of, though not ideal this winter as we have not got wood stacked, cut, organized and dry as we usually would seeing as we have been flat out trying to get the place liveable since moving here.
As this semester commences we are entering a new chapter in our lives. I have been offered a job through the Uniting Church Synod to help women and children recover after the devastating Pinery fires that came through our district at the end of last year. I feel so very blessed to be able to do the work that's in my heart of hearts. It is one day/week for 6 months. I am also doing another subject at college, this time a 1st year bachelor subject which is a step up in study too as I continue to explore ministry.
I'm very excited about these doors that are opening, but also aware that a new door cannot open without an old door closing.
So it seems I am quite possibly coming to the end of my season of being a full time Mama at home, I have loved this special chapter of my life. Its been beautiful, hard, messy and challenging. So if my blog is quiet I am here. Refelcting on life, the changes and making the most of it all. Foucusing on being present, on working out how to do what I need to do in the time I have and honouring it all, and myself as I learn a new rhythm for our family.
I am ready for these changes, I am excited for them and feel blessed to have this work to do. It is a new season, full of possibility, new experiences, people to meet. But it is tinged with just a touch of sadness. After all there is beauty in all seasons. Each one important and precious.
As I was typing this Ecclesiates 3 came to mind....
A Time for Everything
1There is a time for everything,
and a season for every activity under the heavens:
2a time to be born and a time to die,
a time to plant and a time to uproot,
3a time to kill and a time to heal,
a time to tear down and a time to build,
4a time to weep and a time to laugh,
a time to mourn and a time to dance,
5a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,
a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing,
6a time to search and a time to give up,
a time to keep and a time to throw away,
7a time to tear and a time to mend,
a time to be silent and a time to speak,
8a time to love and a time to hate,
a time for war and a time for peace.
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So as I enter a new season of life, I'm not sure how much I will come to blog. My mind has been blank recently. Perhaps it was the busyness of school holidays, the distractions of a new job to find my feet in, A job I will need to forge my own path in. Study and the reality of the new season I am entering. Perhaps it has been that with the renovations life has not been simple. Perhaps it is a combination of all of them.
Much love,
Emma
xx
