I let my imagination go on a choose your own adventure story today.
In my journal I wrote out all our options for someday
in the not-so-distant future
when all the kids except our little caboose will fly from the nest.
That day is coming soon.
One year left with Easton–
one more Halloween
one more Thanksgiving
one more Christmas and Valentine’s and Easter
and then he’s off on his own adventure.
Wasn’t it just yesterday that I stepped onto a plane
and flew halfway across the world to start my own adventure?
This has been quite a dynamo summer
both literally and figuratively.
Figuratively, I’m already in the summer season of my motherhood journey.
and autumn is just around the corner.
I guess that’s why my heart is exploring what is next in my
choose-your-own-adventure tale.
Crickets chirp in the inky blackness as I type these words.
Calling me on to the next adventure.
This afternoon, I followed the breadcrumbs of my inspiration
down the road less traveled
and through the woods of my mind.
And there I found our Autumn Cottage
at least, there I found the idea of it all
the plan, the place, the purpose.
Out there lies a half a hundred acre wood
or maybe just a third
waiting for the cottage I’ve dreamed up in my heart
to be planted on its soil.
I shared my dream with Patrick
and for the first time ever, he seemed happy
and excited to make it a reality.
He even helped me see how we can purchase the property
in just a few years
instead of 7 or 8 like we had originally thought.
It’s the first time since we found our farmland here–
the property where we built the White Farmhouse where we have resided for almost 8 years–
that I have felt completely at peace and excited about moving.
Virginia
Beaver Dam
the Victorian House
staying here forever at the White Farmhouse
all of these were good options, but they never felt perfectly right.
I was always torn.
But not this time.
My heart and mind feel in complete agreement.
I think I know which path I will take.
As always,
it’s the road less traveled.
And as always,
it’s the one just right for me.
