08/28/2026
20 Days with the Traveling Art Mystic šæāØ
The Conclusion ā When a Guest Becomes Family š
And just like thatā¦20 days came and went.
When Julie arrived, I had no idea how these weeks would bring: ceremonies, conversations, spiritual growth, reflection, adventure, some tears and so much laughter.
She didnāt just stay with usā¦she immersed herself in our life. We loved herā¦and well, D put up with the shared bathroom. 𤣠Our pets definitely loved her. š¾
Between the Full Moon, Sacred Wheel, New Moon, spiritual conversations, painting, herbal hair tonics, gardening, making dinner, Cedar Point and all the little adventures in betweenā¦she became family.
Some of what weāll remember most werenāt the ceremonies or big spiritual moments, but the small details..
Walking into the kitchen to find the dishes already put away.
Finding the kettle filled.
Seeing something that needed to be done and quietly doing it.
Helping our home keep moving on busy days.
These gestures may seem insignificant, but they werenāt. There is a special kind of love in noticing where someone could use a hand and stepping in without being asked.
Maybe that was one of the greatest lessons of these 20 days:
Spirituality isnāt only found in ceremony.
Itās also in putting away dishes, filling the kettle, loving someoneās animals, sitting on the porch, and making another personās day a little lighter.
That is service.
That is presence.
That is love in action.
Sometimes God places people in our path not because we have something to accomplish together, but because we are meant to experience the blessing of knowing one another.
We opened our home.
Julie brought her whole self into it.
And somewhere along the way, the line between guest and family disappeared.
Our lives intertwined, and what a blessing that was.
Iām learning to pay attention to the people who arrive, the conversations that feel perfectly timed, the friendships that feel strangely familiar and the people who bring peace into our home. And the swirl š
Sometimes divine timing doesnāt arrive with a grand announcement.
Sometimes it walks through your front door with a suitcase. š
Julie, thank you for sharing your wisdom, art, spirituality, laughter, help, heart and time with us.
Thank you for loving our crazy little familyā¦.and all the animals even the shed monster that came with it. š¦Øš¤£
Thank you for becoming part of the rhythm of our home and reminding me that lifeās most sacred moments often look ordinary while theyāre happening.
We are so grateful and blessed to have shared these 20 days with you.
This wasnāt goodbye.
It was simplyā¦until you return. šæāØš
And when you do, donāt worryā¦Weāll leave the kettle for you. šāļø
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