Delight Yourself in the Lord

My husband and I have often dreamed of owning 10 acres and building a home!

Almost 18 years ago, we purchased a large parcel of land with two other families, and created a country subdivision!

Each lot was approximately 4.3 acres!

I was beautiful and we were blessed to raise our children in this area!

Once they graduated, we felt it was time to down-size, so we sold our home and purchased a home on a much smaller lot!

Again, our home was beautiful, but my husband and I missed the country setting!

After my youngest son and I graduated from college, we decided to sell that home!

When it finally sold, we didn’t want to rush into anything, so we have been renting for a couple of years!

Last summer, we actually purchased a lot (1 ¼ acres) and were planning on building a home there!

However, about a month ago, my husband noticed a home for sale in the country!  It was on 10 acres, had a large pole building and a pool!

Hesitant to even explore this option due to the price, we finally agreed to walk through the home and see if we liked it!

We loved the area (it is next to the country subdivision) that we originally lived in!

My husband fell in love with pole barn…it is something he has always wanted.

And of course, I loved the thought of having a pool and lots of family cookouts!

The house was a little smaller (actually, the perfect size for us)…but to be quite honest…has been neglected the past several years and would need quite a bit of work!

The unkempt home might sway some from purchasing it, but my husband and I have remodeled every home that we have owned.

We have built one home, so we are used to getting our hands dirty and turning a house into home that we love!

After praying, we decided to make an offer!

After negotiating with the seller, we finally settled on a price and closed on the property last week!

The last few weeks have been spent packing and getting ready for the move!

It’s a little overwhelming! 

Packing and moving is a job in itself, but we are now trying to decide which home projects to tackle first and will be living in a “construction zone” for the next several months!

We are hoping to tackle inside projects first and the start outside projects next year!

This is a time when I wish I could just hire Chip and Joanna Gaines…love their work!  (And how quickly things come together…at least it appears that way on TV J)

Projects that we are considering include…

Painting the entire inside of the house (including trim and ceilings)….

We are definitely not a fan of the color scheme throughout the house (Lots of pinks and purples)…

New flooring…

And possibly, remodeling the kitchen!

I promise to share pictures of updated pictures if we choose to tackle remodeling the kitchen!

Though it’s going to be several months of hard work, I thank God for the beautiful home this will be!

If you know me at all, you know that I love spending time with my family!

Nothing makes me happier than having all of my family together at the same time!

So, I am hoping this will be a gathering place for lots of get-togethers!!

A home where meals are shared…holidays are celebrated…and memories are made!

A place where my grandsons can have fun and lots of sleepovers with Papa and Gammy!

God’s word says…Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart…Psalm 37:4.

To delight in God is a privilege….one that I am so thankful for!

God is not promising to gratify every whim we ask, but He does look at the desires of a renewed and sanctified soul!

So, what are the desires of the heart of a good person?

It is to know, love and serve God!

We are to commit our ways to Him!

We should seek Him…pray…and then trust Him for all things!

God could have closed the door to us purchasing this home!

And if that had happened, I would still choose to follow Him…to commit my ways to Him and be thankful…trusting God and the different plan He had for us!

He knows what is best for me and my family!

Regardless of how God answers my prayers…I am choosing to delight myself in the Lord!

Dear Heavenly Father…thank you that we can come to with all things and trust You for what is best for us!  I thank you and praise you for this new home!  May every person that steps onto this property…and walks through the doors of our home…sense your presence and love!