Sometimes I walk in my yard, see our flock of chickens and ducks, hear our herd of goats, or smell the wildflowers wafting, and I wonder “how did I become so blessed”? I manifested an AMAZING LIFE.
Then I remember — we worked HARD for this! We EARNED this! We are blessed because we put in the time, energy and resources to create this life we are living in! We set goals, made sacrifices, took strategic action and when necessary — I stood up and FOUGHT for it.
We are still manifesting…….
My worst nightmare has silver linings – the most brilliant of the silver linings is that I get to home school #3 in absolute peace. For the first time in my parenthood I get to raise a child 100% in alignment with my values. My Moon Child is being raised in the exact environment her dad and I have called in for her. It’s slow, it’s beautiful, it’s wonderful, and it’s unfuckwithable.
I have spent over a decade cultivating a beautiful life for my children – stewarding their childhoods with global travel, exposure to culture, a working knowledge of agriculture and homesteading, a love of language (reading, learning new languages), a palette for diverse foods, the opportunity to witness many natural wonders, and most of all LOVE! Sweet nourishing warm abundant love.
No one can take that away, home school or no home school. We continued to live our lifestyle in an empowered way, and the older children get the blessed opportunity to witness mom stand up for them and the blessed opportunity to learn how to self advocate before they leave the nest.
I am sitting next to my squash and pumpkin garden watching my moon child play with pullets while the bigs hang out with friends inside. Going our lifestyle requires work, a lot of work. It requires clarity of mind, and aligning our actions with our vision. Despite the hardships, all is well. I am truly blessed.