There are so many things I love
about my home!
I love the people that inhabit it
with me. I love the location away from the chaos of city life. I love the view
from my front porch. I love the marks in the kitchen doorframe that measure how
my precious kiddos have grown. I love the voices I hear going from room to room
as my once little kids with little voices are now big kids with teenage voices.
I love waiting at the door and seeing my husband pull into the driveway at the
end of the day. I love being the first to hug him tightly when he comes in our
home. I love my crazy dog and how he gets excited when I grab my coffee and
Bible because he knows its front porch time for us. I love the late night Nerf
gun fights by the kids (and sometimes their dad) when I'm tired and
ready for bed but they are wound up and ready to keep going. I love the prayers
I hear lifted throughout each room to our awesome God and the Bibles opened for
guidance. I love watching my daughter continually dance and sing around the
house or hearing her laugh with her cousin as they constantly FaceTime each
other.
I love marveling at Caleb's
latest Lego creations and listening to the story behind it. I love seeing Ben
and his girlfriend sit on the floor as they work on crafts for their Sunday
school class. I love watching Ben and Matt walk down the street with their
fishing poles and backpacks headed to the neighborhood pond together. I love
hearing the dog start barking out of jealousy when Matt hugs on me in the
kitchen. I love our frequent dance breaks in the kitchen because sometimes you
just gotta. I love seeing the kids in deep conversations with their dad as he
shares wisdom and encouragement with them. I love hearing Ben head out the door
in the early mornings headed to work because he's taking responsibility and
growing into an incredible young man. I love the sweet notes we all leave for
each other whether handwritten or by text. I love walking through the fog of
Axe men's body spray from the upstairs boys section then to enter the fog of
cotton candy body spray from Callie's bedroom. Yes, yes as crazy as some of it
is, I love it all!❤
The list could go on and on so I
won't bore you anymore with my sweet memories of our "glamorous"
life. But waking up this morning beside my wonderful husband, God so tenderly
reminded me that even though life is hard sometimes (ok, a lot of times. Ha!),
it is still amazing! At every turn in this home I see God's blessings. Even
though I also see lots of work that needs to be done throughout the
"house"...our "home" is a priceless masterpiece that God
has been building since Matt and I said "I do" over 24 years ago. Is
it perfect? Absolutely not. Some days it is downright imperfect and a big mess.
But it is my mess...my home...with my tribe...and together we grow.
Christ has been and will continue
to be the center of our home. Through Him we love and live and grow and this
morning I am so grateful for each and every part of it. The laundry piles and
dust bunnies are just part of its character. Lol! But the main attraction is
the awesome work of God that He continues through us all. Living, learning,
loving.....
Thank you, Father, for my home
and all the dear souls with whom I have the honor to do life with. I am blessed
and, today, so eternally grateful! I don't take a second of it for granted. Sweet,
sweet blessings!
Look around your home today. Look
past the mess and thank God for the blessings that inhabit your home. Hug each
loved one tightly and realize that each day is a gift! Tuck the memories inside
and continue making new ones and live life to the fullest. Gratitude and praise
on this Saturday!
“But as for me and my house, we
will serve the LORD.”
Joshua 24:15b
“Behold, children are a heritage
from the LORD, The fruit of the womb is a reward.”
Psalms 127:3
“Rejoice always, pray
continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you
in Christ Jesus.”
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
“Love bears all things, believes
all things, hopes all things, endures all things.”
I Corinthians 13:7
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