The birds and our freedom

The birds, they live behind our home, frolicking in the pond. They are our nature and illustrate freedom.  

When I see the birds in our backyard, I am aware that they are part of the land captured for our own use, they have become one with our home.  We hear them call in the mornings, the birds' home is now our home as well.  

These birds are my reminder, to never let desires to be free, be forgotten.  As quickly as I have settled into our beautiful home, I have new dreams in the pipeline, marinating, maturing, waiting for the right moment to burst into full bloom. 

I announced to my husband that I wanted to take the boys out of school in six years, (when they are 8 and 12), for one year, to travel around the country.  

This idea had been planted long ago, however, the reality of being stabilized in a new home, instantly caused the seed to sprout.  I discovered I instantly had a timeline and a better understanding that it could be done.  The details have not revealed themselves, but I do know this is something we should do for our boys when the timing is right. 

I know nothing about our future work situations, if we will have met many of our financial goals or how I will feel about homeschooling in six years.  However, I released the dream and will wait to see how it will flourish.  I plan to nurture and feed my little seed of a thought and will know in a few years, if the dream will actually transform into a reality.  

The concept of giving my 8 and 12 year old boys a life changing experience they will carry with them for their entire lives is such a novel idea.  

Learning to live fultime and travel in an RV while understanding what makes the United States unique is a fabulous gift of freedom.  A gift which will make the biggest impression on my boys while their young minds can soak it up and appreciate the experience in its entirety. 

I can visualize this dream coming true and that's all I really need for now.  One little wish, turn to dream, transformed into reality.

I think therefore I am.  -Descartes

I dream therefore I live.  -Myself

Good things come.....

....to those who wait. 

In a society that has evolved and has freely welcomed instant gratification, there truly is something to be said about living life with a little easy going patience.  

We all want things, but how many of those 'so called' wants are really all that important?

Each day we wake up with muddled thoughts in our heads forming the 'must dos' of our day.  Our wants intertwined so delicately with our needs.  

Those nagging feelings prioritizing the most important items that will ultimately create our day. 

We often find ourselves wishing for more, hoping for better.  A better life filled will all those things we think we are lacking. 

How often are we just satisfied with contentment?  That quiet knowing that our life desires have already been quenched, revealing themselves when the time is right. 

My thoughts spiraled around these ideas this morning as I stood in my beautiful, luxurious shower.  I realized something so profound, yet simple.  

I have waited patiently, and something good came to me.  

I have showered in many places, some good, while many not so good.  As particular as I am about my showers, I tend to take whatever I can get without complaint, finding the good in simply having a shower. 

In the meantime, I can finally say I have the most fabulous place to shower and it's all mine.  I get to keep this aspect of my life consistent.  I feel deserving of my shower.  I have earned my glorious morning routine.  

My shower is not a public shower. The water temperature is ideal.  The water pressure is superb.  My shower is open and spacious.  It is just what I have always "wanted".

I absolutely could step it up, making it a semi-outdoor shower, with additional shower heads, massaging my entire body while living in the Caribbean or Costa Rica.  Maybe in another life, one day in the far future. 

In the meantime, today, I am happy, content and satisfied to begin each morning in my favorite place.  My wants and needs equally being satisfied.  

We send our little wishes out into the abundant universe .  They always come back and surprise us when we least expect it.  I am sure I will always find new wishes to release, but never without gratitude for those wishes already fulfilled.  

A New Life

Switching gears for some people may be challenging, but for others it is an everyday part of life. 

Today, I switched life gears. I went from campground RV dweller to homeowner in a matter of minutes. 

Sixty minutes to be exact. Our house closing took an hour of paperwork signing, and with each signature of commitment, we were one step closer to living a brand new life. 

Never Ending Paper work!

With all the excessive paperwork, I barely absorbed what was about to come to fruition.  And then it happened!  The keys were handed to me, in a mini gift bag, on News Year Eve 2013.  

The moment it felt real

Everything I had done up to this point was to get to this moment.  My dream home was real.  The home, I didn't know I needed or wanted or could grow to love as my own, until the moment it became real.  

The reality of the situation was it wasn't about the actual house, it was more about what the home represented. 

Stability 
Comfort
Family Moments
Meals around the table
Cooking for my family 
Family Movie Night

We finally had a common place for ALL of us to call home after almost five years apart.  

No amount of money, sacrifice, or time could compare to this moment realizing everything had finally come together.  

Life as we knew it would change, our family has come home. 

Jack getting a snack!

James making himself at home

We have plenty of space to be settled, all together again.  I will share the good and the not so good.  I will compare life in a house to life in a camper and I will memorialize all those cherished moments we should never forget. 

Living Life - One Dream at a time.