Toben and I have been talking a lot about what we're taking with us from this year in Arizona, and what we're leaving behind. A change of season (of life, not the weather!) always leaves me feeling introspective, and this one more than most for whatever reason.
My guess is that we'll be writing about that for a few posts to come, but wanted to share just one here while I wait for the realtor who's coming in a few minutes to show this house. (Need a shower, but there's not time before they show up, and well, that would be awkward!)
I know I've written about it before, but the morning meeting is a huge thing we'll be taking with us back to Denver. And whatever kind of a job Toben ends up with, whatever his schedule will be, the morning meeting will be something we continue.
In fact, I just came inside from our marathon meeting this morning. Drinking coffee, sitting out in the sun, talking about this and that and everything in between. Dreaming, planning, scheduling.
This time together makes us feel connected, united, a team.
Toben had some great perspective for me this morning as I shared some of how I'm feeling about leaving Arizona and heading back to Denver. Saying goodbye to friends, feeling caught between anticipation and excitement and grief and sadness.
And it helped so much. Because the truth is, I'm really happy about going home.
It takes time to connect. And we can't do it five minutes here and there. Even one date night a week isn't enough. (Not that we're good at date night. For whatever reason, we've always been better at lunch dates, at least when the girls were in regular school.) But daily uninterrupted time, no agenda, space and opportunity to just say whatever needs to be said has been huge.
There are some other things we're going to take with us--a tv free life, clear boundaries about our room being only for us, homeschooling, being super involved at a church--but this one feels like the biggest.
The realtor just pulled up. More soon.
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