OK guys. Christmas is over and all through November we had a flurry of church visits and various other practical things to sort out for 2016... And now it IS 2016. So we dust ourselves off and address our long to-do list and in the process face within us the worries, anxieties, fears and listless other emotions that a move like this brings. The joys of Christmas and both of us having birthdays in January served to hone in our focus onto home and our friends and family. And it was with bitter-sweet joy we soaked up our last festive season here in England. Now we face the packing. I love stuff. Books, pretty clothes, funky accessories, pieces of art. Oh and this is not to mention all the paraphernalia that comes with having a toddler ( noisy V-Tech plastic beasts anyone?) and our bundle of joy due on the way later on in the year. And so we gotta sort though all our possessions in my 31 years and half them pretty much. Only take to Istanbul the essentials. I am sentimental person so getting rid of cards, journals and keep sakes is really hard. On the plus side if you're local keep your eyes peeled for news of clothes swap or book sale :) So yeah, I feel pretty overwhelmed when I dare to let my mind wander and consider all the packing we have to do before we go... I sometimes lie in bed and once I start thinking it's very hard to switch off. Jenn Johnson at the Bethel Wonder Conference shared last summer the story of how she wrote one of her famous songs 'God I look to You'. In a moment of complete overwhelmed state she was looking to her tasks and felt overwhelmed. When she looked at God first, that feeling leaves as we get His perspective. And the same has been for me but it is daily active choice to keep doing this. To face my baggage (metaphorically and literally!) to defeat the feeling of drowning at bay.
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AuthorBHK, a wife, a mother, believer. Loves to swim, journal, create fantastic Shellac nails, shop and eat chocolate. Negotiating life, parenthood and community in Istanbul. Archives
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