The Lord is my stay

Time goes so quickly. I wrote my last post about us leaving and then time disappeared. So what have happened!?

• I did a seminar, a DHT in Oxford and it went brilliant. I worked with an amazing team! A team that love the Lord above everything and laying down their life for Him.
• After the seminar me and the boys travelled to Ireland to meet up with our good friends. We stayed a couple of days and it was brilliant. How beautiful Ireland is and how peaceful it is with all the nature.
• After that we went down to Chichester and stayed the night with our other friends. We went for a walk, prayed and baked cakes together.
• Then up to Oxford again to work in the office and meet up with other friends.
• Now we just came home from our good bye party, and it’s been a day of crying!

We have built up a life here and now we are leaving it, but I know that what God has in plan for us is more than we can think, because that is just how good a God we serve! People are wondering if I am scared of moving to another place, which is completely different from here, another continent.
The answer is NO, not even a bit.
I couldn’t be more relaxed about it then I am to be honest.
I know my God.

For the party the boys had baked a cake all by themselves, I just helped with the oven. The more they are allowed to do by themselves, the more they learn. I want them to become independent, so then it is important to give them the opportunity to be it. In the beginning I wanted to look and help, maybe too much. When I learned to relax and let them do it, I realised how much they are capable of doing! It is fun to raise independent children, I am learning so much!

We had prepared a lot for the party, with games, snacks and drinks. The people that came brought food and amazing presents and it was such a good time together. I cried a lot and in the car I think the boys also realised that now we are actually leaving. We talked about what we have done here and all the friendships. We discussed how it is okey to be sad, it’s okey to cry. We have talked through it, prayed about it and we are there for each other. They have seen me sad and crying and I’m letting them understand that it is okey for them to do that also.

England is one of our homes. However, the Lord is our stay, so wherever we are, we are home.