This is our
Dream House.
We are living the dream.
The first time we saw this house we were thinking that this house was straight out of Southern Living magazine.
We knew this was the home that we wanted all our children to bring our grandchildren home to visit us at. And yes, our oldest was only eight months old when we moved in here but we still had that vision.
But now, we have it listed for sale. It is still our dream home. It is the home that we still think is amazing and beautiful, full of character and charm, full of room to roam the spacious rooms.
But our dream is changing... or we think. I truly am not trusting God to work this out. I think we need to simplify our life. A big and old house like this can come with a lot of upkeep and we are raising five children. We want to pour our time into our children and not into things. This amazing home is a thing. I will admit... my heart is not settled on this completely. I have to go through a mental checklist an remind myself why I am doing this.
It comes down to this... how can we give our family the best life? I think that is by simplifying. I think we need to get rid of a lot of the stuff we are holding on to and cluttering our lives with. And, I don't think that will happen with just getting rid of the stuff within the walls. There are many projects we still want to do here and we have been doing projects for the 12 years we have lived here. We did a temporary remodel of the kitchen years ago on a low budget. We want to do another remodel. We want to pull up the deck and concrete that and put stone around the bottom perimeter of the house around the deck area. We would love to have a carport or garage for our cars and a place to keep the kids bikes and outdoor toys. And we want to remodel the master bathroom (maybe). These projects don't have to be done, but they are things we will do if we stay here.
Our thinking is that if we get a place with more land our children will have room to roam the land and we could have them in a safer area. We could downsize our square footage and have less to maintain for day to day cleaning. Our utilities would also be lower. We also like the idea of the kids being on one level of the home.
We think this will be a worthy trade off. I truly believe that simplifying our life this way would be honoring God. I don't know what God's will or plan for us is, though. That is what we want. If we are supposed to stay here then, we will. If not, I trust that He will work it out.
Dream House.
We are living the dream.
The first time we saw this house we were thinking that this house was straight out of Southern Living magazine.
We knew this was the home that we wanted all our children to bring our grandchildren home to visit us at. And yes, our oldest was only eight months old when we moved in here but we still had that vision.
But now, we have it listed for sale. It is still our dream home. It is the home that we still think is amazing and beautiful, full of character and charm, full of room to roam the spacious rooms.
But our dream is changing... or we think. I truly am not trusting God to work this out. I think we need to simplify our life. A big and old house like this can come with a lot of upkeep and we are raising five children. We want to pour our time into our children and not into things. This amazing home is a thing. I will admit... my heart is not settled on this completely. I have to go through a mental checklist an remind myself why I am doing this.
It comes down to this... how can we give our family the best life? I think that is by simplifying. I think we need to get rid of a lot of the stuff we are holding on to and cluttering our lives with. And, I don't think that will happen with just getting rid of the stuff within the walls. There are many projects we still want to do here and we have been doing projects for the 12 years we have lived here. We did a temporary remodel of the kitchen years ago on a low budget. We want to do another remodel. We want to pull up the deck and concrete that and put stone around the bottom perimeter of the house around the deck area. We would love to have a carport or garage for our cars and a place to keep the kids bikes and outdoor toys. And we want to remodel the master bathroom (maybe). These projects don't have to be done, but they are things we will do if we stay here.
Our thinking is that if we get a place with more land our children will have room to roam the land and we could have them in a safer area. We could downsize our square footage and have less to maintain for day to day cleaning. Our utilities would also be lower. We also like the idea of the kids being on one level of the home.
We think this will be a worthy trade off. I truly believe that simplifying our life this way would be honoring God. I don't know what God's will or plan for us is, though. That is what we want. If we are supposed to stay here then, we will. If not, I trust that He will work it out.
praying for y'all :)
ReplyDeleteYour words are very wise! It is very important to simplify!!! That is the theme of our home lately! And I am praying, the motto of our family for years to come! It is so important to keep things in perspective and truly make an effort to use our time wisely! In our case, that meant doing a few home projects to make things more easy to take care of! It is really painful when you know household management is keeping us from our true callings! I LOVE YOU! And can't wait to see you in a few weeks! :)
ReplyDeleteI do believe that nothing is impossible, if you’re really focused on achieving your goals. You just have to be hardworking and well-driven to work things out. For the meantime, keep a visual image of your house, and try to think other details that you might like to add or change about it. It will surely help you stay motivated all the time. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteJoshua Duncan @ Focus Insurance Atlanta