“My crown is in my heart, not on my head; not decked with diamonds and Indian stones, nor to be seen: my crown is called content, a crown it is that seldom kings enjoy.”It's a year today since we arrived in New Zealand to live.
― William Shakespeare
I had been so excited in the lead up, but on the big day I didn't feel anything like how I expected to feel. It all came crashing down on me as we drove to the airport that day, hours away from leaving our beautiful life in Perth.
I was terrified.
I suddenly thought it was a huge mistake. I couldn't even talk. I spent the first week here sick with a shocking cold, lost my voice, and inwardly was freaking out.
Luckily I got well again, and life got amazing. You can read the first post I wrote after we arrived here. Gosh I can't believe that was a year ago. The kids were so little!
Every day now we collect eggs and check on our cows and eat apples from our orchard.
I remember those first few times driving home along country roads, barely believing that this wasn't a holiday and we weren't going to leave. I still drive those roads and drink in the views. Every time I turn in our gate I still can't believe we get to live here.
Our girls will never remember anything different. This is their childhood.
“My crown is in my heart, not on my head; not decked with diamonds and Indian stones, nor to be seen: my crown is called content, a crown it is that seldom kings enjoy.”
― William Shakespeare
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