Moving house.....

The day is drawing near.....and in a couple of days, I will be leaving my home of twenty years for a new place. Not far away physically, but a different sort of house. If I remember correctly, this would be the first time I'm going to live in a single storey house. Well, there are 3 steps up to my bedroom, if that's counted as steps. Lately, the fact of single storey has been a welcome thought - with the packing and bringing personal things over, I do 'feel' the stairs here in my present place - from the upper floor to the ground floor and then down another flight to the real 'ground' level.

I know I will miss the surroundings of Kiara Green. And usually we miss things when we lose them. At other times they are taken for granted. I have been blessed by the sound of the birds here every morning - there are tall trees around this place. I don't think I'll have this at my new house. No swimming pool for sure! Not that I've made use of this one that often. But lately the boys have had their friends over.

The sorting and packing continues. I should have realized there are many more things to give away than books, what I did several months ago already. It does seem that we human tend to 'keep' things 'we might need' someday and that day never comes........A friend reminded me that it might amount to 'hoarding' - and surely I need a spiritual discipline to counter that!! So, it's away with more things, and I hope I will bring over more or less what is necessary. Saying good bye to physical things is a good habit from time to time, a reminder of our temporariness in this world, and increasing gratitude just for life and God alone.