It's getting tangible
June 11, 2024 at 10:01 pm
Our home is changing more and more. Pieces of furniture are gradually disappearing, non-essential items are finding their way into a box and boxes and furniture are piling up higher and higher in our storage space. The boys keep coming and asking: “Mom, where's ...?” and the answer is often: “It's already packed away!”. We're already noticing the convenience that a set-up household offers and that it's normal for us to have so many things at our disposal. I keep thinking about the people who have to leave their homes overnight, can hardly pack anything and don't know whether they will ever have a home again. At this moment, I have to stop and thank God that we are doing so well and at the same time it makes me realize that we have been given so much responsibility with our wealth. What are we doing with it? And who does it serve?
In the meantime, we have purchased an occasional “Klappi” (a trailer that folds out into a tent). This will probably be our home for the summer. In June we will be spending some time with friends in Valais and from August onwards in the Berner Seeland. Hopefully we'll have time in between for activities we've been dreaming of for a long time (e.g. Aviel really wants us to try canoeing). It's not clear where we'll stay if it gets too chilly in the tent. We have various offers where we can stay for at least a while. But we would like to find a place where we feel we belong in the long term.
Our emotions in the current situation are a real rollercoaster: grateful for what has been; sad because all the ideas, dreams and projects are being abandoned; looking forward to what is to come; and sometimes a little respect for the unknown or for living in a tent for several weeks.
Today we were able to take Mily (our farm dog) to an alp in Entlebuch. We are very grateful to have found an interim solution and hope that we will be able to take her back in September. Nevertheless, there were a few tears - especially for Josia!
And then there are still a number of things that have not been clarified regarding the transition of the farm. We are so incredibly dependent on good and constructive communication. Thank you for bearing this matter in your prayers.
For the time being, we still have a huge amount of work to do. And we often have the feeling that the mountain of work is dwindling disproportionately little in relation to the remaining time. There is still so much to do, especially in the last week when all the cleaning is due.
In the meantime, we have purchased an occasional “Klappi” (a trailer that folds out into a tent). This will probably be our home for the summer. In June we will be spending some time with friends in Valais and from August onwards in the Berner Seeland. Hopefully we'll have time in between for activities we've been dreaming of for a long time (e.g. Aviel really wants us to try canoeing). It's not clear where we'll stay if it gets too chilly in the tent. We have various offers where we can stay for at least a while. But we would like to find a place where we feel we belong in the long term.
Our emotions in the current situation are a real rollercoaster: grateful for what has been; sad because all the ideas, dreams and projects are being abandoned; looking forward to what is to come; and sometimes a little respect for the unknown or for living in a tent for several weeks.
Today we were able to take Mily (our farm dog) to an alp in Entlebuch. We are very grateful to have found an interim solution and hope that we will be able to take her back in September. Nevertheless, there were a few tears - especially for Josia!
And then there are still a number of things that have not been clarified regarding the transition of the farm. We are so incredibly dependent on good and constructive communication. Thank you for bearing this matter in your prayers.
For the time being, we still have a huge amount of work to do. And we often have the feeling that the mountain of work is dwindling disproportionately little in relation to the remaining time. There is still so much to do, especially in the last week when all the cleaning is due.