Our First Home

As most of you already know, Teaven and I bought our first home! We had been praying about it for a while, and then we started looking around town. We decided that it would be a great option for us to build, and we are so excited about the process! I'm not going to lie, it has been really frustrating at times dealing with paperwork and having to prove to people that we lived off the economy in South Korea! But watching it come together has been so fun and rewarding!

Last week, our framing went up. My dad mentioned going out and writing Bible verses on the framing, and Teaven and I instantly fell in love with the idea. So, Wednesday, Teaven, my mom and dad, Josh and Brittany and I went to the house and wrote Bible verses.

Some we chose specifically for certain rooms.. others were just favorites of ours. So, let's go over the sweet reminders that will be hiding within my walls.

Let's start with the entry way (which I conveniently forgot to take pictures of.. go figure)..

"You will be blessed when you come in and blessed when you go out." Deuteronomy 28:6

"...but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord." Joshua 24:15

In the kitchen:

"My God shall supply all our needs according to His riches in glory." Philippians 4:19 

"Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God." Matthew 4:4

"Do everything without grumbling or arguing.." Philippians 2:14 (This one is also in the laundry room for all those times I don't want to do chores.)

In the bedrooms:
"In peace I will lie down and sleep for you alone, O Lord, will keep me safe." Psalm 4:8

"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new." 2 Corinthians 5:17 (This is in the bedroom where we hope to have foster children or adopted children someday.)

In the master bedroom:

"Glorify the Lord with me; let us exalt his name together." Psalm 34:3

"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no records of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails." 1 Corinthians 13:4-8

For the fireplace (this was one of our favorites!!):

"Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe for our 'God is a consuming fire.'" Hebrews 12:28-29

In the living room:

"How good and pleasant it is when God's people live together in unity." Psalm 133:1

Longing

Some days, I just want to sit at my computer and write. Write about everything that is going on in my life because it's too sweet to forget it. Write about the pain so I can look back and see God's sovereignty and grace.

I wrote a lot in Korea. I took the time to sit at my computer and reflect. Looking back on it now, I wonder if that is one of the many reasons life was so different then.

I think it's important for me to write, important to watch the words travel across the page as my brain tries to sort everything out, important to be honest with myself.

I wish I took more time to reflect, more time to process the emotions, the feelings, the longing.

Each day seems to pass a little more quickly, at a pace I always longed for yet am not quite ready to embrace.When is there even time to stop and write?