I love how our heavenly father speaks to my heart through His Holy Spirit when I am being faithful in some of the most mundane tasks of caring for my family such as unloading and loading the dishwasher. I get frustrated that no one around here takes the initiative to unload or load it; it frustrates me to tell someone to do it so I unload and load and clean the sink again..... The Lord whispers to my heart "be faithful in the small things." He reminds me that although everyone else has a full belly and has walked away from the table and is hanging out in the living room, that He hasn't forgotten about me. He is there with me while I wash the dishes. He speaks something so tenderly to my heart that only He would know that I just feel as if I am wrapped up in a huge God- sized hug.
Last night, Nov.22nd on a regular Tuesday night, He says to my heart " I haven't forgotten about the things that bring you the most joy. I haven't forgotten about the teamwork you and Jimmy experience and the triumphs you've had as you have made over 5 houses your home over the past 13 years. I know what you want to be when you "grow up." Keep being faithful in the tasks I have given you to accomplish for now. Be faithful in this season and bloom where I have planted you and ordained that you take strong roots...for now. Continue to join me in my work where I have brought you to be my mouthpiece, my hands and feet, to kids,their parents, and your co-workers. I know it isnt 't your most favorite thing but it give you the most time to be with you favorite people-Jimmy, Harleigh, and Maverick. There wil still be time... there can be windows of time even in this season for you to do what brings you the most joy. Be intentional- ask me to provide you opportunities. Make it know what you love to do. Get more experience. Grow more skilled. And Jimmy, yes, I haven't forgotten about him. The skills that his hands are learning will provide for you for the rest of your life in more ways than one. He is a craftsman and a tradesman. Your gifts compliment each other- that is why you work best together and have always called yourselves "project people." I have a plan for you two- it is bigger than the dreams you've dreamed. It is time yet.. today or tomorrow or next year, but it will be time before you know it. Keep doing the work I have given you to do.When you trust me with your dreams and are faithful in obedience to the work and ministry I have given you for now, I wil take your dreams farther than you could ever imagine.
He gave me a word that will one day be the "face" or "name"
for this dream. He showed me how this word has proved true over the past 12 years of my and Jimmy's marriage. How it has proved true through each of the 5 houses we have made our home. He showed me how he has proved this word true time and time again in my life and in my children's lives and how through this dream of one day helping others make their house the home they have envisioned through redesign, and remodeling that He will give us ways to share our story and be faithful in their first ministry that He calls us to- our family.
Scary to say out loud. I don't know when it will ever happen, but I know that God is a GOOD GOOD FATHER. I know He makes good on His promises. I remind myself of how He has worked in my past so I can TRUST HIM with my future.
For now... if you have a bedroom,nursery, child's room,living room,kitchen,bathroom, porch or any other space that your have a vision for but the thought of shopping for all of the pieces to make it just right, or choosing a paint color makes your eyes cross then I would love to talk with you about it! I do teach full-time. I am a busy mom who coaches my kid's ball teams, But I know that God will give me windows of time to do things that refresh my soul and give me the most joy if I am looking for them with him. He will make the times work out to meet both our needs. I have no formal education in home design but grew up with a mom who was always redecorating.My favorite birthday gift was redecorating my bedroom for my 13th birthday. I was the girl who asked for dishes and home decor my senior year of high school to help make the house
Jimmy and I knew we would buy soon, our home. I bought an antique mantel from the 1800s as well as a two chairs and a couch for my future home with graduation money when I was 18 years old. I am the girl who now lives in a small and simple home, even still when people come over it makes my heart swell when they say " can I walk around and look?" " I feel so at home here" It is so cozy" " your house is so homey and you have all these things to look at in just the right places" " I can tell you like being creative." I always answer them with a thank you and tell them that decorating and making my house a home is my absolute favorite thing to do.
I have a knack for finding the "just right pieces" at the "just right price." Let me know if your have vision or dream for a space in your home that you want but don't enjoy the steps to take to get there.Give me a timeline and a budget and I wil see how I can help you. I really want to coom amazing meals. I wish I loved to make food for people. But I don't.I loathe it. Cooking involves trips to the grocery store- following recipes which is hard for me because ai get distracted.. and cooking makes a mess. I hate messes. So I have finally accepted that cooking isn't one of my gifts and that's ok. So if you feel the same way about your home and are tired of looking at builder beige walls that have nothing personal or charming on them that tells about the family or people who live there then let me know.
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