week one

(new post first post!)

and this is it and we're here!

by we, i mean katerina, sarah b., cristy rose, erynn, and i. 

we're all moved into our farmhouse

which is quite a lot more like a 60's dreamhouse

with sparkles in the ceiling

and pull-out cutting boards

and big-bulbed vanities

and blue, velour armchairs.

i know that it is good to be here.

i am reminded daily in good, growing conversations

and meeting such friendly faces

and feeling the sun

(but not the heat)

and smelling the ocean

and picking oranges from the tree in the backyard.

this morning was spent dreaming really big

about all the hopes we have

for the house

for our little farm-to-be

for what a "simple little life" mightcouldmaybe look like.

i can already see a lot of change within myself.

this is a place where we are not only caring for the earth,

but also for each other

and our neighbors

and ohsomuch for ourselves.

like centering prayer on tuesday nights!

and having spanish and salsa saturdays 

(salsa for the eating and salsa for the dancing)

and liturgical worship sunday evenings

and running/walking together

and yoga(!)

and cooking healthyhealthy local

and sharing really honestly about ourselves

(which is a lot scarier than i had imagined

because we're still kind of strange and new to one another

and even to ourselves)

and advocating for our friends the farm workers.

it's a whole lot.

and i can't deny the fact that i've been really overwhelmed

and felt lost

and lonely.

but we keep talking about reflection

and moving from loneliness to solitude

(and i'm thinking about how that is a choice)

and that feels so incredibly hopeful.

so here i/we are

in oxnard, right on the border of camarillo

a mile from the navy base

on the coast

on the farm

with the avocado trees in the front.

come! or don't!

i love you (and me?) no matter what!

there are reasons for you to be where you are

and for me to be here.

we'll share prayers and/or thoughts often.

oh and i'll be seeing you

and writing again real soon.

all five of us can be read additionally at:

http://abundanttableorganicfarming.blogspot.com/

lovelove.