Selling Our Home

It is strange to think that we might move somewhere else. Since Chris and I married we have been in this house. It has been almost 7 years. Most people by year 3-5 decide that it is time for an upgrade but nope, we have been true to this house and stuck with it.

This house has been perfect for our needs. Yes, it is a little small (about 1200 sft) when it comes to entertaining more than 4 or 5 people but somehow we have manage to squeeze 15-20 people in our home and still had a wonderful time!

If it has been so perfect, why move? While it has been suitable for Chris and I, adding another addition on to the family has made it a little bit more of a squeeze. Ethan seems to be everywhere all the time and it seems that between him and Conrad, there is not much room for running around :)

There is actually a better excuse for our wanting to move. January 2009 was a big month for us. Chris got a new job and we changed churches. They are both in Raleigh now. Whereas before, Chris worked for himself and we went to church not even 10 minutes away. Now most of our new friends are in Raleigh, Chris works in Raleigh and we go to church stuff at least twice a week in Raleigh.

Even though we desire something new, it will be sad to leave the wonderful area we are in. So many memories. We are leaving our old church behind and the people we hardly see anymore. I pass that church building every week and think about the people I was so close to before and now am not. I am VERY happy where God has us now at TCC. No complaint there :) It is just so hard sometimes to close a chapter in your life when that has been apart of you for so long.

I pray all the time for the people who will one day live in this house. That it will be comfortable for them, that they will be able to enjoy it like we have. I mostly pray they will come to know the Lord if they don't already. If they are Christians, I pray they will be a better light than I have been to my neighbors.

I remind myself that people come and go. We might move here or there or around the country, chapters in our life are constantly opening and closing, but God at all times is there and working in my life and my families life, molding and shaping our lives around what He has planned. He is consistent and will never change and I will always be at home and feel comfortable in His presence.

Gloomy clouds gravitating

Drizzle suffocating the raw air

The beauty of the day is hidden somewhere in the dense fog

Where light is usually found, the color grey has taken over

I hear nothing but the patter of lonely rain drops

Something solemn is weighing

Something...

I hear a voice

"please", you say, "please"

I look over to see something

Something so beautiful

There is no hiding the beauty of this creation

The only thing that is heavy is the gravitation that is pulling me towards you

Light comes in where solemness was imposing

Taking Advantage of a Lovely Day!

On Monday it was so nice outside that we just couldn't resist going outside! We went for a walk, played in the front yard, in the back yard, on the back patio. It was just so lovely!

Fearless

I definitely have a fearless son. Lord help me!

Throwing himself off couches full of faith we are going to catch him even if we are on the other side of the room, plunging right into me while I am laying on the floor, trying to climb up gates and almost flipping over, saying the word "hot" while leaning over to touch a candle, standing on top of something I know will end in tragic. The list can go on! One day, Ethan, you will learn! I just hope that one day when he does learn it isn't too painful...ouch!

The best thing about his fearlessness? When he does get hurt I am the one he comes to for kisses and hugs :)