Whether or not we are ready, it is time to move. The 
last two weeks have included meeting the new resident coordinators, describing the Menno Simons Centre and how it operates, and packing our home. The past seven days, in particular, have been tough. Our home has been turned upside down, and this has significantly affected us.
While driving South I wonder what we are doing. What are we doing? We’re moving 3,726 Km away from what we have come to know. My mind cannot help but fixate on Synova and the possible affect our choice may have. Our decision is removing Synova from the only home she has had, the playgrounds she knows, her Grammy and Papa, her cousins, some aunts and uncles, and many friends. I am asking did we discern well?
The answer comes quickly—no. We discerned well. God has brought us here. 
We asked, listened, and then made the application. God is at work in Texas, and we have been invited to participate. The question then becomes, what does God have in store for us here at the WHR farm?
I guess this question can only be fully answered once we have allowed some time to pass. It will best be answered after Jodie, Synova, and I are reunited after a week apart, once we become familiar with the rhythms of the farm (and of Texas), and once we have created space to be quiet, meditating, praying and listening.
In the mean time, we will enjoy all we are experiencing: from vegetables, to turkeys, to the Waco zoo, to a new church. God is good!
5 comments:
Cool, I look forward to keeping track of this, thanks guys! Love you.
Great opportunity to live life simply and honestly....stay away from the extremists. Its one thing to be certain about your faith, but quite another resist the teachings of compassion and justice in others.
Jodie and Wes
Very interesting to follow your progress in Texas. It's a parallel to our move to the west coast in '74.
One child/ big adventure / far from roots.
The Lord bless your work !
Phil and Mary Belle
Hey Jodie & Wes,
I was encouraged to read your blog entries on how the first steps of this big change are going. The way in which you have discerned this move and trusted is an encouragement to me... thinking of you as you continue to transition and find your places in participation with God and His world. Bless you, Claire
Bill and I wish you enough! Enjoy every little thing! Excited to make this journey with all of you!
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