I found this photo of our new home and thought it was a good posting for today. It’s not a great photo but it certainly gives you a feel of the setting. We stayed our first night there last night and woke to wonderful views of the vineyard. D’Aun and I are really looking forward to this new adventure! It seems appropriate to share an old Celtic blessing for the occasion:
Bless this house, o Lord, we pray.
Make it safe by night and day.
Bless these walls so firm and stout,
Keeping want and trouble out.
Bless the roof and chimney tall,
Let thy peace lie over all.
Bless the doors that they may prove
Ever open to joy and love.
Bless the windows shining bright,
Letting in God’s heavenly light.
Bless the hearth a-blazing there,
With smoke ascending like a prayer.
Bless the people here within…
Keep them pure and free from sin.
Bless us all, that one day, we
May be fit, O lord, to dwell with Thee.