Reflections so far…

Reflections so far…

(This was written about 6 weeks ago and I have edited a bit)

We left Canada over a month ago, the first few weeks of our “outing” were a blur, like walking through life with a clear plastic veg bag from the supermarket over your head but able to breath. Well, kinda, getting just enough oxygen that your brain functions, just. The first two weeks over here in the UK were a “soft landing” for us, not taxing really and we acclimatized to the time change well. Spain, well, Spain was very much mañana, chill and slow paced, friendly people, warm and sunny. We were able to get our game back on and really started to enjoy the trip. All of the sudden, it was time to leave for France; we both looked at each other, “WTF, where did the time go so far!!??!!” Yes, it's astounding, time is fleeting. Madness takes it's toll! Whoa!!! Where the heck did that come from!!??!! Must resist the inner Tim Curry… ;)

OK, where was I, yes, time, definitely not warping!!!! No, no warps here! Yep, here in France :)

Time, is flee… going by quickly :) and we are a bit stunned at the fact. So here we are in France, more correctly, Vaux, St. Ythiare, Burgungy, France, in an old farm house that sits on rue du Anciennces Fermes. One of about 13 or 14 anciennes fermes in a working farm hamlet. The first morning we woke in bed, we both pinched ourselves to see if we were really here! You see, this house sit is the one we have been really looking forward to as it is a long one, almost 3 ½ months (all due respect to Sam & Rick and Wendy). A place where we can (and have) really settle in and start to respond to, as opposed to react to, this little venture we are on. I have mentioned once or twice that this trip is not so much a vacation but a sabbatical, a time off from “normal” life (I know, it is somewhat difficult to attach the word normal to me) and reflect, reconnect with life, not the “rat race” but life, the deep, rich adventure we are meant to live. To nurture our connection with God, the universe and everything. A time to focus on just what exactly is important in our lives and then set our sails on that course because as we all know, time is flee… No… must… not… go… there… Time is flowing and carrying us along as it does so, at the pace it deems proper, this fact reared it's head in the past few days for us and now it is time for Penny and I to start to do the “work” we have come here to do.

Penny and I are on a journey to find not happiness or fulfillment but where Father wants us to be and/or what He wants us to do next. Back almost 5 years ago, when we had our fateful discussion with our financial guy, 'John' there was this idea of taking a period of time off from work/life and to go and “listen”, however, we had a house to sell, blah, blah blah… Then my shoulder got hurt, blah, blah, blah… Now here we are! We have almost 6 months to “listen”, to discern, to engage in the process going on, a process called life. There has been prayer, mostly in the form of “HELP!!!!” as we have been through the ringer a number of times, moments of quiet reflection, journaling, etc. In the midst of all the stuff going on, smack right in the middle of the “process” (as grueling as it has been at times), a faint but clear voice can be heard… “Trust me.” In hindsight, through all the crap times and the great times we have had preparing and then “doing” this trip, He has come through time and again, many of which have been really quite imaginative! You see, the lesson to be learned is trusting Him, even when the flies are on you, even when you have a house full of stuff that needs to be sold and gone by 30 September, even when you are going from bank to bank to change Canadian currency to Euros and they all say no. The list goes on and on and on; and will continue to for the rest of this adventure, the rest of our lives.

Trust Me.

Simple but not easy.

Reflecting back on the past 2 to 3 months or so, this is what the whole process (as we have come to call it) is all about. What happens in March? Dunno! Not yet anyway, but I can tell you, by then, there will be a bit more trusting going on, well, hopefully.

Pics and travel stuff next time and trust me ;) the wine and cheese in France… Tres Magnifique! Oh yeah, inexpensive too :)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

Till next time…

“With a bit of a mind flip
You're there in the time slip
And nothing can ever be the same”

Now how does that go?

Just a step to the…

Au revoir!