Soul House

In the absence of words

Where have you been you might ask.

I have been here.

Doing life.

Plodding along.
Sharing adventures.

Working through lists.

Lots of lists.

So much stuff is happening.

Lots and lots of stuff.

Some difficult stuff.

But mostly good stuff.
Lots of good stuff.

And yet despite so much going on

I feel meagre of words.

The words are just not there.

My emotions have been overloaded.

My heart is just overflowing with so much.

I do feel things deeply.
I always have.

I cry at everything.

And I do mean everything.

And of course that is okay.

Lately my heart is feeling tender and

a tiny bit fragile.

Not much and the emotions

are there.

My heart is so sensitive right now.

Everything feels so raw.

I am overwhelmed.

And it is all good.

So good.

Despite the absence of words

I feel rich, healthy, open

and aware.

I see so much

and

get lost in the deep meanings

of my surroundings.

It really is so good.

Very, very good.

 I leave you now with some images.

Images of my everyday.

Images that share a tiny bit of my story

when my words cannot.



Love notes from my 8 yr old.

      


Love notes from my creator.



My oldest child turns 14.



Burying Tim's caterpillar that never made it into a butterfly.



Older brother helping younger sister whilst she writes her first article for the school newspaper.

Early evening picnic at one of our favourite local spots - top of Mt French.

  

Saturday afternoons watching my older boys play cricket.

 

Another day in the bush. This time exploring a creek near Mt Maroon. 

  

Love that the kids still have their childlike wonder. Here they are playing with the tadpoles.

   

Us on another adventure in the bush. Our playground.

 

Loving the patterns in the sky.

  

So proud of this boy. Winning the top academic prize at school.

 

A beautiful view whilst at cricket training.

 

Happy Birthday to my soul mate.

A special night away to celebrate a special man's birthday.



Celebrating another successful school year and the start of our summer holidays.

                                                                             xx  Joanne