The Living Room

We sold our house this past week.

It is better-sweet for me. 

So much thankfulness for God's CLEAR leading,

and yet we are leaving our first home. . .

and dear family and friends. 

God's call to do kingdom business in the Northwest is clear,

but it is not without painful sacrifice.

I thought I would document a little bit of this precious house.

1250 square feet has been a TIGHT squeeze for our family,

but we have some SWEET, SWEET memories here

that will always be with us. 

When we moved in here six years ago, I was very pregnant with my fourth.

I vividly remember my dear friend Cheryl demanding that I sit down on the couch

as she cleaned and unpacked boxes for me. . . 

I brought home, for the first time, both Toby and Whitney here. 

Ellie and Drew both started piano lessons here. 

Loved how music would resound through the house.

I remember watching my niece Chase for the first time in front of our

cozy fire. . . all my kids begging for a chance to hold her. 

We had many sweet community group gatherings in this living room.

The pastor would play the guitar while we all sang,

and then we would listen to the precious prayers of all our little ones 

as we walked through the "prayer glove."

This great room was one of the reasons I wanted to buy this house. . . 

even though it was so small, the beautiful french doors and openness 

made hosting large groups doable.

How very blessed we have been!!!