Yesterday some of the Whole Tree staff was honored to participate in the Home Blessing Ceremony held for the Kara Woods residence which is currently in construction. Roald, Amelia, Della and Christopher Cooke (who is visiting to do a detailed LCA on whole trees as a part of his graduate thesis) traveled north to the building site in Willard Wisconsin and met with Sisters Marge and Gabriele and with some of the current residents of the Christine Center. The Sisters had planned a beautiful ceremony to express gratitude for all the contributing factors – from mentors to the bountiful earth – and to set intentions for their new home. Due to the continuing rain (ie “holy water”) we held the first part of our ceremony inside a near by building and then processed over to the house site complete with a swinging incense burner and blessed and set intentions for all the parts of the house. We were honored to be involved in the ceremony … and thrilled to see the house on its way to eventual completion. With some walls up and some rafters in place on the poured concrete pad it is really possible to see the building taking shape. We’re all excited to keep following the next steps!
Sisters Marge and Gabe also gathered a number of small personally significant items and placed them in a decorated box after sharing them with the blessing group. They placed the box into one of the pallet walls as a sort of corner stone time capsule. We feel confident that the blessing ceremony will contribute to making this house a home for the Sisters and everyone who visits them there!