This post isn’t necessarily specific to today (and I don’t have any pictures), but I just wanted to capture how much Lily loves our home. She reports to me repeatedly how much she loves this home, and how grateful she is for it. She just told me tonight (6/28/20), that after her family, this home is her great love. She has her happy shelf where her jewelry is, and different objects are that make her happy. She has the bathroom, pantry, and closet perfectly organized. She has books everywhere organized by color or alphabet. There are wonderful and purposeful play stations for the kids all over. There are plants, light, and pieces of art. The space is adequate. It is just a wonderful place to be. She thanks me all the time for it, which is sweet, but I try to remind her that everything we do is together, and we are both putting in to the whole operation, so there literally is no need to thank me for and I mean that. But she is so full of gratitude, happiness, and love for the home. I’ve never seen her so happy and her new environment and living situation is a huge part of that.
I feel very grateful to God. I make very intentional values statements and personal goals. I knew Lily would need a better home to feel like her best happiest self because she is so affected by her environments, and she thrives in light, beauty and order. Thinking we didn’t have the money a year or so ago, I made a goal to save some money so Lily could get bigger windows, and lighter flooring and maybe some other updates on the 121 West 720 South house. But God had different ideas. Lily actually received a spiritual impression to not spend money on updates in that home because “this is not your long-term home”. Then she found this house, we stretched to buy it, family pitched in to make it possible, I got a promotion, we sold the condo, and now everything is in a great spot. I’ve been highlighting how much Lily loves this home and I should also mention how wonderful it is for everyone in the family. It is a perfect home for our family.
God, thank you thank you, thank you for this gift that has given her so much joy. The last house was hard on her, and she’s been through a lot bearing, nursing, and raising 4 kids. It is so so wonderful to see the joy this home brings her. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.