New Zealand is nice, but Newberg is home--and it's good to be home. One question we spent time discussing in New Zealand is why we tend to have a bias AGAINST hometown. Why do we think success means moving away to some far away place? What do we do to foster this displeasure for being rooted? Wendell Berry says at some point we need to just stay put.It's good to get away and get perspective on home, but I love that we are making Newberg home and that we are becoming rooted here. We're going on seven years being in this home in this place. And unless we're obviously told to go elsewhere, we look forward to being here for the long haul.
By the way, this picture is from LAST year--nearly a year ago to the day. Right now, all we're getting is good Oregon rain. Maybe we'll go try to make some rainmen.
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