Life in the Wilds

I believe the last posting here i wrote from South Korea...hard to process how much time has passed since then, and that it's coming up to a year since my time at L'abri. And so we name one consistency in life: time passes. The consistency is not, of course, in our perception of time passing...but in the passing of time itself.

So city life is over for now. My last blast in the Soul of Seoul. Azul and i find ourselves now in the wilds of New Mexico...literally. We are 3 hours off road driving from any city, the closest town being Pie Town--a tiny stopping point on the road for hungry travellers. New Mexico's state slogan says "NEW MEXICO, THE LAND OF ENCHANTMENT" and there truly is something sacred about this land...and more immediately noticeable...this overwhelming sky. So at the end of our days of long hours milking the goats or in the cheese room whipping and jarring goat cheese, or tending to the many animals that need attention and nourishment...the walk back to our remote cabin at night and the walk to the farm in the transitional space of dawn make our daily journeys reminders of beauty and the sacredness of this spot. I could mention the difficulties of community and the struggles we have here...but i'll stay on the note of beauty...because, in the end, that's what we'll remember.