As a snow and ice storm surges in New York City and the mess continues in Iraq and Bush's war drums are beating for Iran (with media complicity), a personal storm surges with challenges to be met. After thirteen years in my lovely apartment, a second floor of a house which has been a home to me, my landlady has decided to sell and I must move. This leaves me facing inflated New York City real estate prices, with Sunnyside much higher now as so many who are being priced out of Manhattan make their homes here. I'm looking for and hopefully will be finding something -- undoubtedly smaller, and that's okay, but there is much to do. In the meantime, I must ask my peace friends to cover for me while I seek personal peace.

While working days at a full time job, I must decide what I can keep, what I can throw away, recycle, or give away. There is much to go through. I trust God and my angels and guides will see me through these latest challenges and I will meet the people I am supposed to meet and find the home where I am supposed to dwell.

The personal also becomes political. The local community board has been pushing for more affordable housing and now I am experiencing its need first hand. I have a new justice issue to pursue. But first I must meet my own housing needs. I would ask my friends to keep me in their prayers -- and to let me know if they have any suggestions.

My upcoming move did NOT keep me away from the January Washington peace march -- see my blog PeaceHugs.com's January 28, 2007 post -- and I will be blogging a bit there as time allows, and making some phone calls and writing a few notes. But major focus and effort must be this move. Thank you, God, in advance for a new home which will feed my spirit so that I can do the work that you have given me to do. Amen.

Peace hugs,
Kate Anne