August, 2011, a new beginning in many ways for our family. After 11 years in Tampere, it is the time to move on. We moved house to the central Finland in the beginning of August, the purpose is to study in a Bible college, and the duration is still uncertain.
The move was much anticipated in many ways: excitement for the student life, interesting study topics, the quietness of a smaller city, more free time to spend within the family ...
The move was of course also dreaded in some ways: the moving is always dreadful, leaving familiar routines and things and people behind and starting anew, a bit uncertain future, and the basic question that how Viivi (1 year old!) is going to feel about moving.
Well, after two weeks of staying in the new home, Viivi is feeling great! The studies have turned out to be more interesting than originally anticipated, and the enthusiasm is arising. Hopefully the essays and exams won't kill the enthusiasm, haha. The floorball season has not started here yet, and the basic information sharing events at school have taken more time than we expected. However, we look forward to starting the routine, to study, to learn, to share, to experience, and to be thankful. This is going to be a great time to re-kindle the passion and fire for God, to meditate, equip, re-focus in life.
There is already one great learning: it's such a blessing to be able to study the Bible and draw close to God! And it's such a great thing to HAVE TIME to spend with God! :D In Tampere the past many years have been full of activities, which themselves were good and useful, but there just haven't been the quietness and time to be near God. Now I can, now we can as a family, learn to find the routine to spend time with God, to bath in His presence, to enjoy His immanency.
We will treasure this period of time. :)
And hopefully I should be able to update the blog in a more regular manner. Autumn cheers!