new things

Wow, 5 months goes by fast! The past few weeks have been full of reminders that this beginning chapter is drawing to an end. Rachel and Zack have been packing up their things and moving what they can into the house they've purchased just at the top of the hill. Rachel and I spent the majority of Friday sifting through kitchen gadgets to decide what belonged tothe house and what didn't.
There's nothing like moving to remind one how inconvenient it is to own things. I don't know how long it will last, but I have a new-found goal to own as few things as possible for as long as possible!
Remind me that if you see me out shopping.

The other reminder of transition was the return of our soon-to-be house-mate Zach Hazlett! he just returned from Africa 2 weeks ago, but yesterday was the first that I saw of him. We brought him over here to the house to show him his different bedroom options. We decided he's pretty much too tall for the attic, so as the shortest person in the house, I get to keep my beloved attic bedroom.

I have to admit...it will be strange and different to have Annie gone from the room I've enjoyed sharing with her. Not to mention it will be strange having her gone from my weekly schedule. I'm a little anxious about it, but I know that God knows what He's doing here.

Sometimes I wonder if this will feel more like an actual intentional community to Keven once it's not so saturated with Yoder family members. In fact, I'm actually pretty excited about our little team of three, and how it may wake things up a bit for comfort levels and personalities to be a bit more...unknown. Sometimes you forget to be a team when you're already a family I suppose.

Pray for us as we transition. I think this year ahead will be an exciting one.