Moving Day

There is excitement in the house now, a six month homestead has been found. Rapid plans have unfolded as talks of moving, settling and air conditioning ensue. Will the Finca become a reality? Has God finally answered our prayers? Will I get a cow named Betsy? These are all questions that hang in the balance on this Monday, our moving day.

With great haste we repack our eight suitcases, our whole lives fit into those bags now, and load up two cars (ones a rental). With fond good-byes to the care takers and the dishwasher, we drive our belongings forty-five minutes away to Finca Avellanas. Our new home for half a year is now a two story blue house with three bedrooms in the middle of eleven acres and silence.

We all sigh with relief as we crash onto the couch towards the end of the day. With understood exhaustion we all know we are glad to be here, glad to be settling in, and glad to be starting "Farming For God." I can't wait till I wake to the mooing of cows and the cluck of chickens. Although the morning hours may take some getting used too, I'm sure the benefits will far out weigh the sleep deprivation.

The silence here is amazing, like being in the jungle, with buzzing insects that hum through the night. Howler monkeys carol towards the evening as bright stars become spectators of the night. There is a third floor to the farm, a star deck as they call it. Out doors and up a flight a stairs is a small square deck walled in with a great view of the vast land and the stars at night. We can't wait till the moon goes away so we can really see the show. This place holds many new wondrous things and I can only begin to guess what new adventures lay our way.

Keep us in your prayers as we move from one compound to our little casa on a hill, and if you're ever in the neighborhood look us up; you're probably lost and way off the beaten path!