So....we are no longer "Homeless". Not that we ever REALLY were....actually "homeless" that is.
When I was a kid my mom had a plaque in her kitchen that said"Please Don't Write in my Dust.""Home is Where Love Surrounds You."
When we left our house in a mad scramble 2ish weeks ago we went to my sister and brother-in-laws home. My niece and nephews and mother/father-in-law and daughter and dear friends were waiting for us.
We were surrounded by love.
Then we moved into my mom's house...and were joined for almost a week by my brother, father and stepmom.
We were surrounded by love.
Every night we ate with 12-22 people. Cousins came from far away, friends encircled us, we had at least 3 birthday celebrations for Bennett.....
We were SURROUNDED by love.
Now we are spending our 3rd night in our new house.
I couldn't be more grateful. It has a roof, solid walls, a BASEMENT, a sunken couch (which is kinda weird but really needed considering we no longer OWN a couch!), a lava lamp (and room for 12 more!), a fenced yard for the dog and a "secret closet" for Carolyn.
But....more importantly....it has us.
My husband.
My kids.
A good friend of mine snuck a casserole into our fridge and some frozen custard into our freezer and I was able to pull food out of the oven and feed my family in my own place.
The 5 of us and my mom sat on the floor around some flattened cardboard boxes and ate out of Styrofoam bowls with plastic forks.
And I'll tell you something....
I have NEVER felt more blessed.
As funny and cliche (and perhaps even cheesy) as it may sound....my mental picture of "home" has changed.....I hope forever.
Driving home from picking up take-out tonight (we have thrown away more Styrofoam containers that my "i love being green and recycling" mind can handle lately...but oh well!) a song came on I hadn't heard in a while.
I've included the link to the song below....it's really worth your time to listen.
Here...see hear for yourself....
That's What Faith Can Do
And stop by sometime.....we'll leave the light on for you (if I can figure out which switch turns on the darn thing!).
When I was a kid my mom had a plaque in her kitchen that said
When we left our house in a mad scramble 2ish weeks ago we went to my sister and brother-in-laws home. My niece and nephews and mother/father-in-law and daughter and dear friends were waiting for us.
We were surrounded by love.
Then we moved into my mom's house...and were joined for almost a week by my brother, father and stepmom.
We were surrounded by love.
Every night we ate with 12-22 people. Cousins came from far away, friends encircled us, we had at least 3 birthday celebrations for Bennett.....
We were SURROUNDED by love.
Now we are spending our 3rd night in our new house.
I couldn't be more grateful. It has a roof, solid walls, a BASEMENT, a sunken couch (which is kinda weird but really needed considering we no longer OWN a couch!), a lava lamp (and room for 12 more!), a fenced yard for the dog and a "secret closet" for Carolyn.
But....more importantly....it has us.
My husband.
My kids.
A good friend of mine snuck a casserole into our fridge and some frozen custard into our freezer and I was able to pull food out of the oven and feed my family in my own place.
The 5 of us and my mom sat on the floor around some flattened cardboard boxes and ate out of Styrofoam bowls with plastic forks.
And I'll tell you something....
I have NEVER felt more blessed.
As funny and cliche (and perhaps even cheesy) as it may sound....my mental picture of "home" has changed.....I hope forever.
Driving home from picking up take-out tonight (we have thrown away more Styrofoam containers that my "i love being green and recycling" mind can handle lately...but oh well!) a song came on I hadn't heard in a while.
I've included the link to the song below....it's really worth your time to listen.
Here...
That's What Faith Can Do
And stop by sometime.....we'll leave the light on for you (if I can figure out which switch turns on the darn thing!).
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