Home Again
I see it has been over a month since I posted anything. That may be a good indicator to y’all just how much time to spare there has been over the course of the duration. We closed on our new home at the end of January and moved in on February 3rd. Since then I have spent every waking moment in the basement, under counters, in tight corners, and places unseemly in order to get our home up to snuff with working plumbing and appliances. It’s been a little nuts, a lot of frustration, and a good deal of lessons learned, but it looks like we are mostly settled. There are still some things to finish up, like blinds in the bedroom windows and a few straggling boxes to unpack, but we are basically settled in, anxiously waiting for spring to come so we can really spruce things up. All in all, it has been a great, though exhausting, experience and we are feeling very blessed.
So hopefully, as the weather warms up and spring starts peeking through the snow, we’ll throw a big soiree in our new place to offer our gratitude to a group of friends and family that have never ceased to show love and support for us and our endeavors. We are finally in a home that we are truly proud of and can happily live in while we raise our children; it brings a peace of mind I have not known since being a home-owner. Since the day I moved in six-and-a-half years ago, our other house seemed like a stepping-stone so I was never quite able to feel settled in it. This one is different. If we move out of this one before 15-20 years go by, it would truly be a move of God. We are quite content and I can’t tell you how great it is to be close to everything again, yet still somewhat rural.
So all told, we ended up making a great decision to sell our old place and buy this one. This is so much more house then we imagined having, we hardly know what to do with the space! It’s a nice problem to have for a change. I just hope that in having places to find solitude in this home, I can find some peace again and slow down from the breakneck pace at which I’ve been trying to move my family in the name of finding something “normal” after all that has happened over the past few years. God continues to be gracious and fortunately, my family continues to be patient with me. God grant us the grace to love as Christ has loved us.
I’ll post more later, but that’s the home/family update. I’ve got some theological issues rolling around in my head right now that I’m waiting to resolve. Perhaps when I do, we’ll get back to the routine of posting all of the frightening things that run through the halls of my mind. Until then, God’s peace to you all…