So it's been about a million years since the last time I blogged. Actual life has been happening, and it keeps me from spending too much time hooked up to the internet - and I'm okay with that. :) But included in all the happenings have been improvements on the house. Still not done with the kitchen - but we're so close I can smell it. We've also started working on the half bath and utility room. Mostlyl just paint, but here's a pic to show our small progress.
Adaptations to the kitchen include hardware on the cabinets, re-covering/painting the peninsula, cutting out the little bookshelf, painting the hutch, installing recessed lighting, craigslist fridge, baseboards, and a few decorations. Left in the kitchen: backsplash, pendant lights, and wall decor. Still working on that part...
It's coming together, but the perfectionist in me is going NUTS wishing things moved faster. But David's really made it a point for us not to let the house run our lives. The Lord has blessed us with a continuous project where we get to work with our hands, and we get to work together. But the Lord has also blessed us with restful Sundays and eventful weeks that keep us from obsessing over the task at hand. Of course we have our moments (ahem, I have my moments) of stressing and worrying about how slowly things are coming together, but when I look back on housework photos, it's encouraging to see how far we've come. A year ago tomorrow was our first weekend in the house, and we were spaying water onto our ceilings and scraping off popcorn. SO thankful we're not there anymore. It's funny - at the time, it wasn't so bad - because we were excited about diving in and doing the work. But now, since we've come so far, I wouldn't dream of going back...
I'm telling you - God uses this house every day to teach me about my sanctification and the slow, painful yet beautiful process. One year later, I can look back on the work He was doing in me back then and see how he's taught me and grown me and changed me simply by revealing himself to me... the closeness I feel to him now compared to a year ago... Praise Him that He finishes what He starts, and that he will not stop until it's complete.
"God for the shameless pride and times when I rolled my eyes to laugh at simplicity - show me mercy. Knowing what I know now, it's hard to imagine how I could feel anything but unworthy. And the mystery of your love for me's not as hidden as it seemed to be. Should've known then when you said to me, "Seek and you shall find," it was right there all the time..."
