That's a great mantra! I'm a firm believer that our truest desires, when rooted in love, will come to fruition when the time is right. In the meantime the situations we're in are meant to teach us something.

There might be a person in South Africa who is the key connection for your family to move back to France in the best way. And for your kids, I bet there's loads to gain by experiencing cultures of another place.

Is France where you're from originally, or a place that you loved living?