We are trusting the Lord as He leads us down this path, as we begin the new journey He has mapped out for us. There are a few unsettling things about this calling. My 1st concern was my kids growing up in Miami. I am comfortable with our current situation and the idea that NC is a more wholesome, godly place to raise a family. while that may be true the fact is that sin is everywhere and my kids are never far from the devils scheme. Miami may have more temptations but the fact remains that nothing is to big for God. He will protect, guide and care for my children. We will bathe our children in prayer and we will parent them the best that we know how while trying to teach them and instill in them a love for the Lord. My challenge will be to impress the Word of the Lord in their hearts. I will commit to doing so daily.
Deuteronomy 6:6-9
King James Version (KJV)
6And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart:
7And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
8And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes.
9And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates.
vs. 7 Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.
New Living Translation (©2007)
vs. 7 Repeat them again and again to your children. Talk about them when you are at home and when you are on the road, when you are going to bed and when you are getting up
My commitment is to talk (and live so that they see not just hear) about the Lord and ALL THE TIME. My children will know that God loves them, protects them and that He is the only reason that we live. He is our hope, our salvation, and our deliverer. I know my kids know all of this already. They know Jesus died to pay a price that only He could pay and we on our own could never attain that relationship and eternal life with our Heavenly Father. BUT I want them to live it day in and day out.
What i struggle with today is lack of faith in the sale of our home. I guess i don't want to be disappointed if the house doesn't sell or if we lose money in the sale so instead of having Faith and believing that God will take care of this , i just sit around and worry. I am afraid that His answer to my prayers about selling the house may be that we will lose money or it will sit on the market for a long period of time. I understand that its His timing that matters and while i may want something else He may have a different plan. That is what scares me. I am praying that Lord grant the desires of my heart when it comes to the sale of the house. I know what ever He has planned will be for His glory and will further His kingdom if I just submit to His will. So this I will try.
I am struggling knowing that we will move from my 3500sf, spacious "dream home" to a home that is quite possibly half the size and will cost us more than the current dream home in which we reside. I am trying to let go and roll with it but this is definitely something that i have to turn over to the Lord. He is moving us and I know He has great plans for our family. Some of those plans may not be everything that I would have planned but never the less they are plans that will glorify Him in the end. with that being said i wanted to document everything i love about my house. my prayer is that i will look back at this post one day and see that the Lord has blessed me once again with all these things that i desire in my home.
1. Space, space, space (3500 sf of very well planned space).
Bonus room: we have a bonus room (play room, TV room, hang out room, would have been the teenager hang out space if we had stayed here long enough). The picture below are the builders pictures. i will post a picture with my furniture very soon.
kitchen: spacious kitchen with more cabinets than i have things to store. I love my gas range, double ovens, LARGE island, the work desk, eat in kitchen, large pantry, I LOVE MY KITCHEN.
Living room: our living room is empty so i don't really care if i have it or not its just nice to have that extra room because it makes the house feel larger.
Dining room: large dining room. i love that i would have been able to host big family dinners.
5 bedrooms: i love that 5th bedroom, i use it as my work room (i have to have some type of work space and that room with a closet has been soooo NICE). i have decent size master bedroom with a sitting room. i like the sitting room but realistically i haven't used it once since we moved in. i would be fine with a large master bedroom that can house a chair and all my furniture. the kids have good size rooms (not large but not small, except kayla), Kay has a nice size room with her own bathroom and high enough ceilings that we were able to install a chandelier as she desired. LOVE her room (although for some reason it doesn't cool and heat very well).
4 bathrooms: 4 bathrooms have been great. love that the kids can all shower at the same time and not sit around waiting for the previous showeree to get out.
kids in the neighborhood: my son has had so much fun with the 3 boys that live in the cul de sac (and many others in the neighborhood).
spacious laundry room - i like my space since i am in there every day, love the hardwood floors , Love my front porch but i can live with out it if i had to. I used it in the spring and early summer but what i really like about it is the look it gives to the house. love my 2 car garage (sounds silly but older homes in Miami don't have a garage), great closet space throughout the house.
what don't i like? i don't like all the trees in the back (it looks to natural- i like a manicured look)but i do like trees, i would like a bigger usable backyard, a pool is great (salt system), don't like carpet in the living or family room. wish i had a mudroom.
That's what is running through my mind today.
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