In January of 2020 I felt God telling me it was ok to leave the farm. Take mateo and go. I felt inspired to move towards something instead of away from the farm partner. It became clear to me that I was to take mateo and move towards Community. I desperately wanted to live with mateo in community with other humans. It felt wonderful. There was a twinge of confusion because I was a bit surprised to be leaving this lovely farm, my home, where mateo came to live. But I felt sure every time I thought about moving towards community living.
Mateo and I had train tickets to travel to New York state to visit one of two intentional communities that had fit what I was seeking. Four days before we were getting on that train, the “shut-down” of 2020 began. Our visit was canceled. We stayed home. I praised the Lord in my confusion, knowing for sure that all was well and I was living inside God’s loving arms. I continued communicating with the 2nd community in the Ozarks, planning to visit. Then the shut-down got even bigger and that trip was cancelled. I continued to praise God in my confusion and chose to know, that all was truly well.
As much of human culture plunged into strangeness and fear, I praised God to be home, to have my child in our home where we are comfortable and we have everything we need. There is no other place I’d rather be on earth and I was so grateful that I didn’t have to leave. I gently asked God to show me when I was able to see, what was all that jazz about living in Community?
The answer came loud and clear and beautifully and so sweetly, so beyond my tiny human imaginings. The WWOOFers came here! They are farm laborers looking for temporary assignments on farms. We have been involved with the program for 4 years and have had occasional WWOOFers, maybe 3 every year, for one week at a time. Not in 2020, no, things have been very different. The requests to come here started pouring in and it became challenging and hilarious trying to keep up with it all. Ok I get it Lord, community is important and I was hearing correctly from you and you are creative and infinite and you Love me and yes, I am living in Community. Since March, there has been a continuous stream of laborers here, living and working with us. I tremble at the brilliance of the design.
This is a picture of my child playing with our current WWOOFer, Bettine from Wisconsin. Tater is the one in the pink snowsuit pretending to be a snow dragon. Bettine is gracefully natural with children and she genuinely enjoys playing with mateo, really playing, being silly and fun and light hearted. What a Blessing!!!
Today is my birthday and there’s nothing I want more than to know that my child is full of joy and ease and being his full child self, free of any heavy stuff. I know I am a good mother because I know that I’m a partner with God in my mothering. When I want something for the child I know that God is infinite and creative in how the desire can be fulfilled. I do not have to do it all. Many times its better when I step back and just watch the majesty unfold. So today is the best birthday ever, because I live in Community, and my child is bursting with sunshine-on-snow sparkle JOY!
