Monday, August 23, 2010
A Place to Lay our Heads
It finally happened.....we got a bed.....well no headboard yet, but an amazing mattress. We made our first big purchase as a couple. Funny enough, Evan cared more about our sheets and their price than our mattresses. Yes, I found it odd it too. It's supposed to be delivered today and I find myself as eager for the knock of the deliverer's as one would for a hot date. Yes, that seals it, I must be getting older. :)
Monday, August 16, 2010
Magazine dream
We are finally in OUR apartment. Yes, there is a bit of kitchen stuff straggling behind at the beach house, but our stuff is here. Old wood moulding, hardwood floors and some fun windows and plenty of them....YUM! A decorating dream....minus weirdly placed doors, a bathroom without baseboards, some not so hot floral wallpaper in the spare room and some little friends....no not roaches or spiders (praise the L!). Ants. They are coming from somewhere, but it appears to be nowhere because I can't find it. I love Father's creatures, but if these don't get the heck out of my apartment they'll be exterminated soon.
This past weekend while at Target, I found a comforter I love (and Evan likes it too.). I came up with an idea for a desk I'm excited to try. I started curtains for our living room and have a simple rug ready to be placed. My head is filled with beautiful visions of our home and all my ideas......but then I look around me and reality exists. Boxes of leftover wedding decorations. Boxes of stuff we need to unpack. Boxes of random stuff that wasn't unpacked from the last move and probably won't be this time either. Boxes of some kitchen stuff that I don't have space for because I only have four drawers and one set of decent cabinets. It's going to be an interesting year. So many beautiful things, so many beautiful ideas, so much crap, and so little space. Oh well, deep breath, one day at a time. One box a day.
This past weekend while at Target, I found a comforter I love (and Evan likes it too.). I came up with an idea for a desk I'm excited to try. I started curtains for our living room and have a simple rug ready to be placed. My head is filled with beautiful visions of our home and all my ideas......but then I look around me and reality exists. Boxes of leftover wedding decorations. Boxes of stuff we need to unpack. Boxes of random stuff that wasn't unpacked from the last move and probably won't be this time either. Boxes of some kitchen stuff that I don't have space for because I only have four drawers and one set of decent cabinets. It's going to be an interesting year. So many beautiful things, so many beautiful ideas, so much crap, and so little space. Oh well, deep breath, one day at a time. One box a day.
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
A disgruntled path
Today I was reading in Exodus when I got to this
"17 When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them on the road through the Philistine country, though that was shorter. For God said, "If they face war, they might change their minds and return to Egypt." 18 So God led the people around by the desert road toward the Red Sea."
It really made me think. Definitely during wedding planning there were many times where things came up and they were so aggrivating and then just tiring. Then there was our whole slumlord apartment owner situation. Now we are in the middle of moving and unpacking where I literally cleaned about a cat worth of cat hair just from behind our fridge. I won't go into the dusty nastiness and the bathroom. I feel like my attitude is really pretty positive now because 1) I'm excited to settle into married life in my husby's and I's place 2) Wedding presents! Who wouldn't be excited to open awesome gifts from really awesome people? 3) Good helpers have been around us through all stages to make things go faster and easier.
When I was thinking about the verses I had never paid much mind to the path Father put the people on. He specifically made them go the longer way to avoid really bad stuff. Now, me being like most people, if I had to go the long way and no one told me why, I would try to use rationale to make a case for why we should go the shorter route and complain in my head when it didn't work. But maybe the shorter and easier path isn't always better. Right now if I had to take away my 3 morale boosters, I would definitley be griping and complaining about wher4e Father has me. But why? Would I rather be in a good apartment but with a scummy landlord? No way! Would I rather settle for easy comfort than work for something that could be a lot better in the end? Yes! Hopefully you can think about the road you have been traveling and are currently traveling. No it will not always be easy or fun. But think about the fact that Father planned it and realize there are tons of things He has you taking the long way around so for your good you don't have to deal with those. It is amazing to think about all the things He faces for us and how big they are, but we don't always realize it.
So, in conclusion, I hope and pr that you and myself will choose to serve, love and praise Him where we are at and not just when we get to where we want to be.
"17 When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them on the road through the Philistine country, though that was shorter. For God said, "If they face war, they might change their minds and return to Egypt." 18 So God led the people around by the desert road toward the Red Sea."
It really made me think. Definitely during wedding planning there were many times where things came up and they were so aggrivating and then just tiring. Then there was our whole slumlord apartment owner situation. Now we are in the middle of moving and unpacking where I literally cleaned about a cat worth of cat hair just from behind our fridge. I won't go into the dusty nastiness and the bathroom. I feel like my attitude is really pretty positive now because 1) I'm excited to settle into married life in my husby's and I's place 2) Wedding presents! Who wouldn't be excited to open awesome gifts from really awesome people? 3) Good helpers have been around us through all stages to make things go faster and easier.
When I was thinking about the verses I had never paid much mind to the path Father put the people on. He specifically made them go the longer way to avoid really bad stuff. Now, me being like most people, if I had to go the long way and no one told me why, I would try to use rationale to make a case for why we should go the shorter route and complain in my head when it didn't work. But maybe the shorter and easier path isn't always better. Right now if I had to take away my 3 morale boosters, I would definitley be griping and complaining about wher4e Father has me. But why? Would I rather be in a good apartment but with a scummy landlord? No way! Would I rather settle for easy comfort than work for something that could be a lot better in the end? Yes! Hopefully you can think about the road you have been traveling and are currently traveling. No it will not always be easy or fun. But think about the fact that Father planned it and realize there are tons of things He has you taking the long way around so for your good you don't have to deal with those. It is amazing to think about all the things He faces for us and how big they are, but we don't always realize it.
So, in conclusion, I hope and pr that you and myself will choose to serve, love and praise Him where we are at and not just when we get to where we want to be.
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