Hmmm....I still have lots going through my tired little brain!! We are deep into this real estate stuff. I forgot how much time and energy it takes to sell/buy houses. Anyway....we haven't had any more lookers on our house yet. I'm confident though that we are going to make it through this process better than we were when we started it. Whether we buy the house we have all fallen in love with or something different....God is bringing us closer as a family in a sweet way.
One thing also that I forgot about the whole selling process is how impeccably clean one must leave their house every morning when going to work. You just never know when your house will be shown...so every bed has to be made, every towel hung up, every laundry basket needs to look sparse, every dish must be in the dishwasher or put away, pillows fluffed, crumbs swept....you get the picture. So, there is no time for lolly-gagging in the mornings. I'll have to remember this is really not a huge stretch of inconvenience...just a little extra time. So, when we move, maybe I could keep up this trend?? Nah, probably not!!
I'm taking a sick day today because Kaylyn got sick last night and it was rather nasty. Here's the deal...we are not a good throw-uppy famiy. When one of us has just one huge yack, we're down for the next 14 hours. I don't understand how a person can do a throwup so violently and then turn around the next day and be normal. My insides hurt like crazy. So, anyone out there that doesn't understand why one round of yackiness causes me to call in and take a sick day...just don't judge....just nod and know that thought it doesn't happen often...when it does, I'll be the first to call in and take a day of rest!!
Have a great day....I know I'll be disinfecting, cleaning out a drawer or cabinet or something and enjoying a little extra quiet today!!
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Friday, September 25, 2009
How do you know??
We put our house on the market this week. It's already been shown once too. I'm having some anxiety issues with this too. I need some advice...some good sound Bible-based advice...wisdom. The older I get, the harder it seems for me to become at peace with decisions that are major ones to make. I mull things over and over like beating it with a dead fish or something. To the point that I know it gets on Kevin's nerves....and probably most likely the nerves of my friends too.
How do you truly know that going out on a limb to sell your house is the right move to make? How do you know that anytime making any kind of a huge purchase is the right thing to do? I'm great at giving advice to others...even when they didn't ask for it...I feel like it's my right to interject what I think others should do. But, it's a teeny bit different when it is yourself. I know God will put up the stops if He sees us doing something that is detrimental to our family's well-being. I know he puts people in our paths to guide us....I know all of this. But, I don't know if what we're doing is what God is truly desiring us to do. I've prayed and prayed and prayed. Sometimes I think I "will" things into motion and then convince myself that God has paved the way. I don't know if that makes sense....but I really need some feedback here. And here's something else that keeps floating around in my mind.... Am I wanting too much in wanting a 4 bdrm house?? Am I spoiled?? Will buying this dream house in my head lead me to contentment? Seriously....all I ever really wanted in wanting a 4 bdrm house was more in the future: when all our children are grown, I want them to come to our house and feel like they have a place here...a bit of privacy while being altogether at the same time. A home. I want our home to be their safe place from this cruel world - their haven!! I think about the last 7 years that the girls have shared their bedroom and in reflecting, I have watched a beautiful relationship get so tight that they can truly say that they are best friends. Will that be lost if we move into a bigger home?
Kevin and I have made some huge blunders in our married life when it came to making decisions. We've also reaped the blessings over and over for the wise ones we've made too. I don't like regrets. So, if you are reading this and feel inspired to respond...I'll gladly take whatever thoughts you have into consideration!!
How do you truly know that going out on a limb to sell your house is the right move to make? How do you know that anytime making any kind of a huge purchase is the right thing to do? I'm great at giving advice to others...even when they didn't ask for it...I feel like it's my right to interject what I think others should do. But, it's a teeny bit different when it is yourself. I know God will put up the stops if He sees us doing something that is detrimental to our family's well-being. I know he puts people in our paths to guide us....I know all of this. But, I don't know if what we're doing is what God is truly desiring us to do. I've prayed and prayed and prayed. Sometimes I think I "will" things into motion and then convince myself that God has paved the way. I don't know if that makes sense....but I really need some feedback here. And here's something else that keeps floating around in my mind.... Am I wanting too much in wanting a 4 bdrm house?? Am I spoiled?? Will buying this dream house in my head lead me to contentment? Seriously....all I ever really wanted in wanting a 4 bdrm house was more in the future: when all our children are grown, I want them to come to our house and feel like they have a place here...a bit of privacy while being altogether at the same time. A home. I want our home to be their safe place from this cruel world - their haven!! I think about the last 7 years that the girls have shared their bedroom and in reflecting, I have watched a beautiful relationship get so tight that they can truly say that they are best friends. Will that be lost if we move into a bigger home?
Kevin and I have made some huge blunders in our married life when it came to making decisions. We've also reaped the blessings over and over for the wise ones we've made too. I don't like regrets. So, if you are reading this and feel inspired to respond...I'll gladly take whatever thoughts you have into consideration!!
Saturday, September 19, 2009
A Month In...
It's been a long while since I last updated my blog!! Not that anyone has probably noticed, cause I doubt anyone reads it...but....it's good to put my thoughts on here, helps me to reflect later on.
Last time I updated, I was so excited that the architect was going to draw us some plans to add onto our house. Well, sad to say that it was a "no-go"...and now we're going to look at a house tomorrow after church to see if moving is what we want to do. Everyone in the family is all for it, except Big Daddy!! He's the one that makes the most and works the longest hours...so his opinion is crucial!!! But over the past month, Kevin has gone from NO I don't want to move, to well let's see what this house looks like...to even coming home the other day telling me what all we must do to get our house ready to list!! WOW!!! :)
School has been in session for over a month now with kids and almost 2 months for me counting all the hours the I put into moving into my room and getting it ready for kiddos. What a relaxing year it has been too. I have 19 kiddos....and nobody has any big issues. Learning or behavioral-wise. It's been kind of nice also to be in a different hallway. I get to greet the kids as they come off the bus and that's fun for me.
I'm learning FINALLY the art of keeping my mouth shut. My mouth gets me into all sorts of trouble and I've prayed about my mouth and when I hear God say....STOP...I've been walking away and that's been good for me. I want to live out Psalm 119:1 in my life.
I had my yearly checkup this week...that's always so much fun for me. Everything went fine, except when the doctor said for me to keep up with my blood pressure for a couple of weeks. It was a little high in his office...DUH...I hate going to the dr.!!!!! So, the commitment to working hard on the treadmill or going for walks will have to be REAL!!! I refuse to have to resort to blood pressure medication!!!! I stopped drinking pop on a regular basis a long time ago...I already drink at least 32 ounces of water while I'm at school daily.....and I stick to a pretty good diet at school with brining lunches and eating a healthy breakfast...plus I don't use table salt for anything unless baking. So.....I guess it comes down to working out and getting enough sleep!!!!
I'll post later on all of these updates.....
Last time I updated, I was so excited that the architect was going to draw us some plans to add onto our house. Well, sad to say that it was a "no-go"...and now we're going to look at a house tomorrow after church to see if moving is what we want to do. Everyone in the family is all for it, except Big Daddy!! He's the one that makes the most and works the longest hours...so his opinion is crucial!!! But over the past month, Kevin has gone from NO I don't want to move, to well let's see what this house looks like...to even coming home the other day telling me what all we must do to get our house ready to list!! WOW!!! :)
School has been in session for over a month now with kids and almost 2 months for me counting all the hours the I put into moving into my room and getting it ready for kiddos. What a relaxing year it has been too. I have 19 kiddos....and nobody has any big issues. Learning or behavioral-wise. It's been kind of nice also to be in a different hallway. I get to greet the kids as they come off the bus and that's fun for me.
I'm learning FINALLY the art of keeping my mouth shut. My mouth gets me into all sorts of trouble and I've prayed about my mouth and when I hear God say....STOP...I've been walking away and that's been good for me. I want to live out Psalm 119:1 in my life.
I had my yearly checkup this week...that's always so much fun for me. Everything went fine, except when the doctor said for me to keep up with my blood pressure for a couple of weeks. It was a little high in his office...DUH...I hate going to the dr.!!!!! So, the commitment to working hard on the treadmill or going for walks will have to be REAL!!! I refuse to have to resort to blood pressure medication!!!! I stopped drinking pop on a regular basis a long time ago...I already drink at least 32 ounces of water while I'm at school daily.....and I stick to a pretty good diet at school with brining lunches and eating a healthy breakfast...plus I don't use table salt for anything unless baking. So.....I guess it comes down to working out and getting enough sleep!!!!
I'll post later on all of these updates.....
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