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wayfaringwordhackSo, J and I decided the kids and I will go back to France until Christmas at least and give the world a chance to calm down. My flight back to Lebanon from Cyprus was bumped up a day, so we are returning tonight. J will book us flights some time between Saturday and next Tuesday back home, where our super kind neighbors have offered to pick us up at the airport, even though we live an hour away and arrive at 10:30p.m. I feel great peace at our decision that is pro-active and has many upsides.
It is such a blessing that:
- we kept our home in France;
- we home-educate our kids (this is a HUGE decision factor of stay-or-go for other families);
- that this is a great season for me to be back working in the garden, planting/moving trees and such;
- we will spend autumn in the house and can heat it, which will be verrrrrry good for it. Houses don't like to be empty;
- we don't have to live in constant fear of having to be forced to flee.
The downside is that J must remain in Beirut for work. We have obviously gone months apart before but never in such circumstances. I sincerely don't think anything will happen to him, but it will be wearing on us just the same.
It is such a blessing that:
- we kept our home in France;
- we home-educate our kids (this is a HUGE decision factor of stay-or-go for other families);
- that this is a great season for me to be back working in the garden, planting/moving trees and such;
- we will spend autumn in the house and can heat it, which will be verrrrrry good for it. Houses don't like to be empty;
- we don't have to live in constant fear of having to be forced to flee.
The downside is that J must remain in Beirut for work. We have obviously gone months apart before but never in such circumstances. I sincerely don't think anything will happen to him, but it will be wearing on us just the same.