Country Livin"

Well, it's official....we have moved!!!  We went from living in a beautiful community conveniently located within walking distance to the yoga studio, grocery stores, coffee shop, hair salon and tons of wonderful neighbors.  What a blessing that has been!  Who in a million years would have thought we'd end up moving to a rural area out in the country but still be living in San Diego?!?!  It truly feels like a dream come true.  And the conveniences that we grew so accustomed to are no longer available and, quite honestly, if you're low on gas (as a friend found out this weekend) you may not make it from our house to the gas station in time:)

I thought we were destined to stay in our little slice of Suburbia.  It was fun!  We made tons of friends!  The beach was 10 minutes away!  Every date night we shared, we found another fantastic restaurant that we hadn't tried yet. There wasn't a place we couldn't get to in 5-10 minutes and it's exactly what I thought we wanted and needed to nurture our souls!  I was sadly mistaken.  Although, I do feel like we were meant to be there for the time we were, we are clearly living EXACTLY where we were meant to be for THIS season of our lives.  This has been so incredibly God lead and I couldn't be happier.  I'm thrilled to see how this "move" changes and strengthens our bonds with family and friends.

We are now living in Fallbrook, CA on 7 acres!!  Our last house was on one of the larger lots in the neighborhood and I think it was about 10,000 sq ft.  What a change!  I can hear birds chirping in the morning and pretty much NOTHING else, unless there is a crazy cricket or a cow off in the distance.  This is something that feels so "right" and so "soothing" about that.  It's silly and really simple but it makes me realize how chaotic my life had begun to feel.  I'm so thankful and look forward to sharing many stories about our adventures here.  Chickens are the beginning of that story.....

We got 10 chickens today....OH YEAH!!  We actually have a chicken coop that they will transfer to after we "brood" them another 3 weeks.  Ryan came face to face with a coyote this morning while he went on a walk (on our property).  The kids have been riding a go cart and mini motorcycle up and down the 200 ft driveway since Grandpa showed up with it on Tuesday.  My dad is going to rent a tractor so he can mow down the overgrown grass so the kids can run around on a track surrounding the house.  The girl's have become friends with a gopher (or so they say).  There's a vineyard on the property. I am humbled by the fact that God has blessed us with an opportunity to experience this amazing lifestyle that is WORLD'S away from where I've been heading but feels just like coming home.  I'm so happy! 

It just continues to confirm to me how important it is to seek God in all decisions and when He leads, just follow.  He will always make your path straight.  I am going to take it day by day and enjoy the precious morsels that He gives me daily.  They are available for all of us.  I'm sure I've been missing them for years.  Maybe it took this move to just get my attention.  I'm listening and paying attention......