house full of furniture

When we sold our home back in February, we sold all of our furniture.

Yep.  ALL of it.

But our stuff was old and we knew we didn't want to "transfer" any of it to our new house...

we're going for a different style.

So today, I purchased a HOUSE FULL OF FURNITURE!

The boys have everything needed for their rooms, 

so here's what I got for the rest of the house:

I absolutely LOVE this bedroom suite.  It's not what we originally wanted, but when I saw it in the store, I just fell in love.  Jason let me have my way and go for it.  

I have a vision for our bedroom, and I can't wait to see it come together!

I chose this set for our living room (minus the tables).

And these are the tables I chose to go with it.  I think the feet on the tables will match pretty well with the feet on the couches.  pretty pretty.  

And this is our kitchen table.

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I still have lots to buy: curtains, blinds, rugs, lamps, and lots of knick knacks.

But I am beyond excited about having this crossed off my list.

And I can't wait to see it all in our house.

It won't be much longer!!!

Progress Report coming this weekend!

progress report

A LOT has been accomplished this week!

We now have:

BRICK

PAINTED WALLS

DOORS

 and CABINETS

I am SO EXCITED to see it finally coming together!

With Thanksgiving around the corner, we aren't sure how much work they'll be doing.  But our contractor says that they've put in an order to have the sidewalks, patio and front porch poured next week.

He also said that, after those things are completed, they usually close within 2-3 weeks.

WOW WOW WOW!!!

I can't contain my excitement.

But I guess that means I better get on the ball and order some furniture... 

or else we'll be sleeping on an air mattress. :)

a Jeremiah 29:11 life

I'll begin by saying... this is random.  Very.

But it's deep.

Have you ever had "what if" thoughts run through your mind?

Sometimes I wonder....

What if I hadn't transferred schools in the 10th grade?

What if I hadn't said "yes" when Jason Perkins asked me out on a date?

What if I had pursued my high school crush?

What if my life had gone in a different direction?

What would I be doing?  sitting at home with babies?  or working a 9-5 job?

Would I even HAVE babies?  What would they look like?

What if our first pregnancy hadn't ended in miscarriage?

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There are so many things you can dwell on in life and think.....

What if?

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But then I'm reminded of this verse:

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord.

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It is amazingly remarkable to me that He had this all planned out.

He paved the way before me.  He put me in the right places at the right times.

He sent people into my life for a particular reason.  Others, He let pass by.

He sent my husband at the most crucial point of my teenage years.

And He blessed me with the most precious children.  I can not (and never want to) imagine my life without them in it.

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Like I said, this was a random thought.

But if you ever wonder WHY?  Am I on the right path in life?

Just ask Him.  He has a plan for you.

progress report

I have done a terrible job updating you all about the progress of our new home!!

And in case you missed that.... we are homeless.

We have been for 8 long months.

Thankful for our family who has taken us in.

But we are ALL ready for this process to be over.

It's so exciting to watch it all take place.

However, this will be the first and last house we build.

It's stressful.  And expensive. :)

So here's the scoop:

We began this journey in February.

Finally, at the end of September, we broke ground.

And here we are today.... November 9th, and it's coming along nicely!

We are shooting for the first of December as a "finish" date.  I'm definitely hoping it happens. 

 I would LOVE to have Christmas in our new home!

Here are some Instagram photos of the progress.

I'm going to do a much better job at picture taking and updating now.  I promise.

As of yesterday, the sheetrock was almost complete, as well as the siding.

I haven't made a trip to the site today but will be going by later this afternoon.

I can't wait to see what they've gotten done today.

Some things that I'm sure are coming: roof and brick work.

The materials are there, just waiting to be worked with.

And now comes the fun part... the INSIDE!  I can't wait to see cabinets, molding and paint!

Stay tuned for another update next week!

~ Carolyn