We Bought A House!


We are in the process of moving out of the apartment on the third floor to a house. We have been in that apartment for almost a year and a half. It’s where we brought our fourth baby home from the hospital.  It had its ups and downs.  It had a pretty tree you could see from the balcony that turned red in the fall. It had a pool the boys could swim in in the summer.  But it didn’t have a yard or a garage or a place to put the boys bikes. 

It was interesting having four rough and rowdy boys in a nice apartment complex.  One time our son had a bike wreck and accidentally put a tiny scratch on someone’s truck. We paid that person over $600 so they could get it fixed. 

Another time the manager called me and asked the boys to quit doing backflips off the transformer box. (They weren’t allowed to have their trampoline at the apartment.)

But they had an outdoor basketball and tennis court and a movie theatre in the lobby. That made for some good church fellowships.  

The good thing and the bad thing about the size of the apartment is it kept us close together. Literally. We had fun there but we were also ready to get out of there. 

I had been praying about certain things in a house. God answered in a great way. 

Things I am thankful for in our new house:

A flat yard for the boys to play soccer 

2 living rooms so when the boys get too loud I can send them downstairs (or upstairs)

It is remodeled 

Great kitchen appliances 

Lots of kitchen cabinets 

Some hardwood floors and some carpet 

It is peaceful 

The trees blowing in the wind 

Back patio

Rock wall 

A garage 

It is close to grocery stores and the dollar store 

A window above the kitchen sink (This is a big deal to me)

2 fireplaces 

And did I say remodeled? Yes! 

This house was worth the wait! (Just like staying pure until your wedding day is!!) 

God has been so good to us and I just want to thank Him for all His blessings on me. 

I challenge you to make a list of some things you are thankful for this month. You will go away smiling! 




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