The Marriage of Cameron and Jane

So, Cameron and Jane got married at their engagement party.  I was the celebrant.  Here are some photos.

Eliza, Jane the bride and Ruth at the engagema-wedding

The bride and groom

Me praying for Cameron and Jane

Winding Up

So, we had our first anniversary in the house all together and this will be my last post on the blog. (unless I post a few photos next week)
We set out to form an intentional community house where we could all learn to be more Christlike.  You can't live with other people and not have your feathers ruffled and your norms challenged.  I think that has been everyone's experience here!

Cameron and Jane are engaged and soon to be married.  Richard and I are still married.  Eliza (15) is not married, and that's a good thing :)

I learned that I can live with other people, I can share possessions and decision making and chores.  We've achieved our goals.

Whether Cameron and Jane remain with us once they are married is unknown at this stage.  But, perhaps this has just been a season in our lives and we need to let it end naturally, if not immediately.
 
I have learned lots of things from other people living in community, both in Melbourne and in UK.  We have not been missional - it wasn't our goal.  It's something I wouldn't mind trying in the future.  It might be the next step?  At this stage in our lives we need to take our kids' needs into account when making these decisions because the last few years at high school are important.  In talking with other people I've found out that we've had an easy run.  Apart from the disaster of moving into a rental house with no utilities, we haven't had really tough conflicts or huge challenges as a community.  Individually we have faced some life changing situations, but as a group we've done well.  I'm undecided if that's because we are not in our early 20s (an age when most people choose to live in community, it seems) or because we communicate well.  Family meetings have been vital.  I didn't feel that everyone understood why we were so strong on having to attend them, but they have been worth the extra work of cooking special food and planning games nights and persisting through the rolling eyes.  We have grown, though...all of us.  And that was our original intention.

So, thanks be to God who led us to this experience and sustained us through it.  At this stage, no-one is moving out, the lease has rolled over to a month by month and we'll stay open to what God leads us to next; including if it's continuing what we've begun for another year.

Thanks to the 3 people who read the blog. 
Fleur x