This house...

In less than 2 weeks, our house will be closed on and we will be moving on to make a new home for ourselves. We are up to our eyeballs in boxes right now...there is still stuff to be done, but we are getting there. If only we knew where we are going from here. :) We are either moving to an apartment or rental house where we can rent month by month...until we find just what we want. Due to various reasons, we are still waiting to decide. This totally goes against my nature, but my husband keeps assuring me to trust him! God is working on me in more ways than one right now! I am going to miss this house because we have SO many memories here, but I am looking forward to being closer to family, friends, and church and making memories in a new place. I wanted to document what this little house has meant to us over the past 7 years...

This house...is the first house that we built and owned.

This house...is the house that we came home to after both working all day.

This house...is the house that we dreamed of having our first baby in. Ha! :)

In this house, we struggled with infertility and wondered if God would bless us with a baby at all.

In this house, we rejoiced that God would choose to not only bless us with one, but three, babies.

In this house, we began to prepare for what God had in store while wondering if we were really adequate for the task ahead...and wondering how we would possibly afford it!

In this house, I laid in the bed for weeks and we prayed fervently that God would take care of us and our babies.

In this house, we brought our sweet girls home and their brother a few days later...and rejoiced that our family was complete.

In this house, I left my teaching job and became a full-time stay-at-home mom...trusting that God would somehow provide.

In this house, we began feeding and changing diapers around the clock (without much sleep) and managed to survive the first year.

In this house, we watched our babies take their first steps and say their first words.

In this house, we baby-proofed everything and had moments where we wondered how we were going to stay sane through it all!

In this house, Ben took a huge leap of faith with a job in a completely different field.

In this house, we celebrated a 2nd birthday and the kids finally headed off to Preschool a couple of mornings a week!

In this house, we celebrated a 3rd and 4th birthday and watched our kids grow from toddlers to little girls and a little boy.

In this house, we struggled to find time for each other, but managed to stay close knowing that we're a team and there's no way we would want to be on this journey without each other.

In this house, we have prayed that God would help us to make the right decisions and that He would be at the center of our family.

This house has so many memories for us. My how life has changed since we started here. We look forward to making a new home for ourselves and new memories there.

Thank you, God, for your blessings and for being with us.