Last year, almost exactly a year ago, in fact, Jared and I were discussing a move. As in, from his current job to another, yet-to-be-determined job and possibly a new house in a new state. And, while we prayed and felt strongly about looking for a new job, none of the jobs he found were "right" for us. We knew what he was interested in doing, we knew the amount of money we needed to live on, we knew the locations we were willing to try, and there was never a good fit. So we let that go. And looking back, we can see that God was with us, and that there were reasons for both the unsuccessful job hunt and the decision to stay in our home.
Fast forward to January '09, when the discussion of moving came up again. Not jobs this time, just houses. We thought about it, and prayed about it, and sat on it for all of January, while Jared was in Maryland. Somehow, almost before I realized we were serious, we were de-cluttering our house. Right now, all the possessions of my 3 living children are upstairs in our living room. Their bedrooms were taped, tarped, primed, and painted over the last 4 days, and today we're taking a break to bake a cake for the Scouts' cake-decorating contest. We have a list of realtors to contact and interview, and a carpet-buying assignment for yours truly, and sometime this weekend we need to move the contents of the kids' bedrooms back into their bedrooms. Then we'll box up the books in the bookcase downstairs, and pack those away while we paint that room. *sigh*
I still don't know if we're moving, but we are certainly tackling the "get our house ready to sell" part with vigor. All I know for sure is that this feels right.
Gratitude List:
* clementines
* cute spring magazines
* seed catalogs
* chocolate ;)
* water bottles
* a warm day, and kids who spent an hour outside riding their bikes around the block.
* mud
* a nest of blankets and pillows in the living room
* microwave popcorn
* family
* friends
* a stockpile of paint [meaning less money spent at Lowe's this week]
* Dave Ramsey [because I have a handle on our money, and know exactly how much we can spend on fixing the holes our kids have put in their bedroom walls]
* the Air Force sweatshirt I 'borrowed' from Jared that is the perfect mix of warm and cozy.
* long, hot, relaxing baths
* visits from unexpected relatives :) [Aunt Cheryl stopped by today]
* a movie that my kids all want to watch [so no talking or fighting to interrupt]
* I know God loves me
* I am feeling His love and peace today.
* Jared looks pretty good in his ratty old paint pants ;)
7 comments:
What I love most about your posts, is your gratitude. The thing that makes me smile the most, the love that you and Jared share for each other.
If you move, don't move farther. We like being able to get together with you guys :)
I had no idea this was all going on...either way I'm sure its nice to have a fresh house. Good luck!
Wow. Sounds like a lot of work. Good luck with everything. I know it will all workout the way it should.
I love painting. Moving is really fun too. We have spent the last 5 Christmas' in different houses. Savannah has never spent two holidays in the same place. Lucky girl. Hopefully, we are also being "groomed" for a change of venue. We can feel it too.
We are thinking about coming up for a visit in March for the Draper Temple open house, mind if we stop by?
Good luck in whatever decision you decide and even if you don't move, you'll have lovely new painted rooms!
Wow that is quite the undertaking. Either way, the end result will be rewarding, if you don't move you will have a super clean, fixed up, organized house. Good luck in the decisions ahead.
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