For as long as I can remember I have longed for home.
Not just a physical structure, but a place where it truly feels that I belong. A space, a community, a location that nourishes my soul.
The one spot I truly want to be.
Every time we have bought a home or moved, I have hoped and prayed that I will find it. That we will put down roots, stay put, and really find home.
I have found it partially everywhere we have been.
I loved the community we lived in in Salt Lake. The old houses and streets lined with sycamore and maple trees. I loved how walkable it was, just getting outside to stroll to Emigration Market for a few items for dinner, or the library or park. I loved our proximity to the city and the programs that my girls participated in there.
I loved our home in Virginia. I loved the space. I loved how quiet it was. I loved my view of the trees, the actual forest in my backyard, where I would hike down and forget I was even at home. I loved our large basement, and double decks. I loved my large kitchen counter to which my girls could pull up stools and help cook. I loved how easy it was to entertain in the space. I loved the beauty of springs and falls in Virginia, our proximity to DC and so many amazing historic and cultural locations.
I love our neighborhood in Boise. I love how easy it is for my girls to play with friends and the great families that live all around us. I love the elementary school and the library. I enjoy the open space and how safe I feel letting my kids explore outside.
Each place has brought a part of what I am seeking. But, I am hoping that maybe it is possible to finally find it all. To settle down, and make a place our own, and stay awhile.
We finally (again) finished the improvements on our home in Boise, just to put it up for sale. For those who have wondered about where we are, here it is -- all done -- and ready for a buyer.
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I wonder sometimes if it is possible for us to find a place that really, fully, in every way feels like home. I am not sure. Right now the closest thing I have is a floor plan with lots of scribbles on it and a dream in my heart, but maybe at the end of this path, after our temporary stay in St. George is over and we go wherever else the business adventure takes us, we will be able to find a place we can finally call home.
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On the road again! Is it the same company taking you to St. George? And how temporary? I hope you do find home. In the meantime, everywhere you go is benefitted from the good you bring there. I still benefit from my time with you even though we're both gone. Maybe heaven is where home will finally be, with all the best of everything and everyone we've loved.
What an exciting adventure for you guys! Your house looks wonderful, I'm sure it will get snapped right up. And I have to ask, what stencil did you use in the yellow bathroom? I love it and want to use it in my house somewhere!
Thanks for the encouragement, dear friends. Melanie, I just made the stencil for the bathroom and Elsie's room from a piece of poster board. I cut out the shape and then traced it on the wall with a pencil, just lining up the edges. Then, I went over the pencil lines with a very small paint brush, just doing it by hand. Good luck! I loved how it turned out, and did not think it was too hard.
that's exciting! And I'm rather certain that wherever you land it's going to be such a blessing for you... and for those around you too as in my opinion you have a tendency to touch lives for good wherever you go. I know my life, and my daughters life was blessed for good when you were living out here.
Good luck on your business adventure too! That's awesome to go for your dreams... I totally can understand your natural tendencies for planning, not so much a surprise person, need to feel comfortable , in control etc... and good for you for going past that and taking that leap of faith! That's quite admirable!
~melissa
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