I’m currently sitting outside watching Daisy roll around in the dirt while Halle digs for dinosaur bones. Around me are empty pots, reminders of past plants and projects and things I never got around to doing. I see a bare spot where, Tracy the rose bush used to be. Travis cut her down this past weekend. She was sick and I couldn’t fertilize her anymore because she was within Daisy’s reach and I didn’t want her (Daisy) to eat it. I probably shouldn’t name my plants. It tends to confuse things.
The holly tree, bush thing (we never named it) is gone too. If we were going to stay we wouldn’t have cut it down but once it bloomed there would be hundreds of bees inside- so many that last year it sounded like the tree itself was buzzing- and you can’t really show a house that has a scary, bee infested tree. And even though I hated it when we moved in I really did come to love it. Especially in the winter when everything else was dormant. I loved the red berries blanketed in snow. Sigh.
I suppose it’s normal to feel sentimental when so much change is happening. I have a little regret over things I didn’t get to, not much though. And right now most of the things that have to be done we’ve hired people to do. Since Travis and I can’t put in a driveway or repair the foundation or repair the wood trim that squirrels decided to chew their way into this past winter. It’s a lot of things and a lot of money. I’m thankful that the Lord has provided but it’s still stressful.
I’m looking forward to this all being over but I truly am thankful for all of the things God is teaching us along the way.
And now I’ll leave you with a couple of pictures of the kiddos.
Amy
Our Jesus Calling devotional last week talked about (from Jesus’ perspective, of course) not wishing for a problem free life…It isn’t going to happen…There will always be challenges…Somehow, it makes it a little easier when (for me, at least) to realize that… 🙂
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love those pictures of your monkeys in the trees. I wish I could see her digging for dinosaur bones. Change, like leaving a house, always makes me sentimental too. Peaceful, happy sentimental, but sentimental none the less. I’m ready to leave this one now. Of course I have been for a long time, but not because I don’t like the house at all. i love it. I would build one very much like it somewhere else if I could. I just want to get into a house I can stay in forever. I want the changes, in that respect, to be over.
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Well, I think that there are some great places to build house in Franklin 😀
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Kris wants to live on the lake. He’s always kind of wanted that, but in the past few years, that’s become a big deal to him. Not sure when that’s going to be a reasonable option, especially if I don’t want close neighbors, so I am probably going to be here a while.
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Well, having grown up in Lakeland I really, really miss the lakes so I get it. I hate it that there aren’t that many around here. I’ve just sort of let that go and chalked it up to one more thing we left behind.
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Of course, change is stressful…I would not minimize that…But it’s exciting too! Can’t wait to see what the Lord has in store for all of you! And what I meant to say above was, (and i know you know this), the Lord will see you through all the challenges! 🙂
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I have moments of excitement but thankfully I’m at peace with all of it and hopeful for our next place, that it will serve our family well. And also I’d love it if our next home didn’t need much work- no work would be better. That way I can focus on homeschool and whatever else the Lord brings us to.
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Okay, I;m curious! Why are you wanting to move, Mary?
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I don’t like living 20 feet from the next house. I want space. Elbow room on the outside. I can’t step foot anywhere outside my house without being visible to someone. With each passing year I feel more and more confined by that. I would rather live in a tiny house on lots of land than a big house with people so close. I have nice neighbors, I’m not trying to get away from anyone for any reason, just want to have my privacy.
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I would love to have that too I just know that I won’t be getting that right now.
Just before I-840 opened there was land for sale in Leiper’s Fork. 10 acres, 2 miles from 840 with it’s own small lake. I would have loved to have bought that, to plant an orchard and let Daisy be a farm dog. Realistically, we’ll be in a subdivision with a tiny lot. And I will be thankful- even if it means I can’t wear my pajamas outside 🙂
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Yes. I will be thankful too. It’s hard to explain what I would love to have without sounding like I’m not grateful for what I already have. I AM so grateful for my pretty house and my pretty trees beyond my shady back porch. I guess I’m letting go of my nagging desire for my ideal property in little chunks and pieces, and I am still learning how to like what I have been conditioned to dislike about being close to other houses. I am very blessed and I don’t take it lightly. I just want to be blessed differently…is that wrong?
I’m sure it is. I’ll work on it.
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Actually, I don’t think it’s wrong at all. I tried to explain to Travis once how I hate, hate, hate acrylic bathtubs but I’m still thankful for the acrylic bathtub I have. It’s much better than our previous bathtub and I love that it’s functional and not duct taped- but I still hate acrylic bathtubs and I probably always will.
I also dislike things about being so close to neighbors but I’m thankful for other aspects of my current house- like it being all brick. I don’t think it’s wrong to not like something and I don’t think it’s being ungrateful it’s just a preference. Now, if my preferences cause me to only see negatives and to live in a constant state of discontentment then I’d have an issue.
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Yes. I totally agree.
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To Amy: Amen to that!
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Wow–it seems like everyone is moving these days. We were sad to see some things go when we were preparing to sell the house, too. We had to cut down the lowest branch of the pecan tree that the kids used to swing on and we had to disassemble the tree house that we worked so hard putting together only months before. It will all get better with time. -Tabitha
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At least in our neck of the woods we’re looking at the best upswing in the market in a long time. There also aren’t a lot of homes on the market. That’s good for us since we’ve wanted to move pretty much since we moved in 🙂
Thanks for stopping by!
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Yeah, that is a good thing! We made a good profit on our house which helped, but then of course, we didn’t get as good of a deal on the one we bought. But…we LOVE it, so it softened the blow. -Tabitha
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I can’t wait to see pics!
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I can’t wait to take them either, but another family lives there so it just might be rude, lol. They’ll be moving out June 14, so look for pictures then. -Tabitha
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