I had always planned that the time spent travelling with Morgan and Lilly would be a time of connection and strengthening our relationship. Walking the open road, with no real other plans for the day but to walk, talk and eat; has given us plenty of personal space, time for reflection and sharing of stories.
I've been blessed with the kids as we've always had open communication. We have discussed alot of topics along the track; from transgender lifestyles, to the detals of how to run a great hotel. We brainstorm, we laugh and joke and we argue - all healthy in building trust. Perhaps they are a little more outspoken than some kids and the lines of social correctness is blurred; but I have also insisted and reinforced manners and hope this excuses some things.
Particuarly as both Morgan and Lilly move into his teenage years, this time together will prove invaluable. They have always been good mates, but the challanges we have faced over the last year , and the things we've had to do together has built a strong foundation for as as a team.
I had no plans as to when we would be returning to Australia. I got on that plane excited but also torn as events which had unfolded a mere fornight before has continued to make major changes to my decision making. I am blessed to have the support and understanding to be guven the freedom to go and to return when I am ready.
Our one way tickets to Europe have been exactly the medicine our shattered hearts and wounded souls have needed. I have house sitting jobs booked until the 6th of January next year, and though the prospect of getting a job and hanging in the UK is extremely appealing, I also have major heartstring reasons to want to return to Australia quickly.
The fog is lifting and the gift I have from the pilgrimage ( along with so many) is to keep walking, love, accept help with a smile, give assistance and support without judgement and not to stress about the end goal.. Its there.. It will always be there, focus on the now, this footstep, this conversation, this flower. Its what we have right now that is the gift of life.
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I have so appreciated your heartfelt postings of your family's Camino. As I follow you from across the globe in southwestern Ohio, I am reminded of the same trek my son and I made three years ago (also during a time of trial for our family). The journey was incredibly beautiful, painful, physically draining, and intensely rewarding at the same time. The experience was so powerful... and it remains so for me today. It never fails to amaze me that, years later, the power of that long trek remains within and can be so strongly re-experienced just by describing the Camino to someone. I wish all of you the very best and... Buen Camino!
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