Don't get the wrong idea. I know our decision is the right one for us and it's the right time...
but it's still gonna be hard.
I have loved our home. I will miss it.
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But...just like my flowers, I WILL bloom wherever I am planted! It's actually a little exciting.
I'm not sure where we will go and I'm not really worried. I'm clinging to my new mantra -
"Let go. Let God."
Hugs from the beach,
Kat
"Father, please let me be a blessing to someone today."
23 comments:
Your home and grounds are beautiful and host some great memories. I know you are thinking about the memories that are still to be made though!
Good mantra. Your house is beautiful. I am sure your next house will be wonderful. Good luck with everything.
I'm actually going to miss *paradise* too! Years ago I had to *Bloom where I was planted* and it actually worked out nicely. Can't wait to see where the Lord leads! Hugs,
Well Kat, we've been mulling over this very idea! When we built our home, in 2003, it was on a five year plan for selling. This year it is 8 years.
Every update has been to prepare the house for resale. Each piece of new furniture is geared to go to a new home much easier to maintain. This may be the year, or early next year.
There has been a tad bit of a problem with our driveway, not big, in the grand scheme of things but a bit troubling. I believe when that is fixed up, we will really get into serious purging and preparing for the market.
We haven't made a decision about where to buy or if we will keep the condo, or if we will sell both homes and buy a smaller house in our beloved Ozarks.
I know how you feel about your beautiful home because we feel the same way about ours. But in the end, we just know something smaller is needed. We said from the beginning when our home and gardens began to be too much to take care of we would sell. We are moving slower and now have someone mowing, but still do the other work ourselves.
Wishing you all the best through the sale of your home and the new chapter you are starting.
So very beautiful, but you have the right attitude and mantra, Kat. :)
A truly beautiful home. But wherever you relocate to it will be just as wonderful.
Truly a beautiful home with many wonderful memories I'm certain... It will be a wonderful place for another family to continue growing and making their memories.
As you enter the next chapter of your book of life... a new home waiting to be embraced and continue with you on the path of making more memories awaits you... can't wait to see where your path will take you!!! xo HHL
Your home and yard are so very beautiful. I know it will be hard to give up but a new place is exciting. Will you stay in that area?
Kat,
Your home is amazing. I know you will miss it as I will miss mine someday. My husband is talking about it now trying to prepare me for the same move you and your husband have decided to do. We expect to retire in 3 years so I know it's just down the road. How much smaller will you go? We own 2.5 acres on the lot next to our home we thought someday we would built there where the barn is a much smaller home. I guess we wait to see what god has in store for us. I wish you luck in selling and the excitment of a new home to start a new chapter of new memories. Thank you for being their for me!
You have a beautiful home, but you know that God has a plan for you! I can't wait to see where He leads you :)
Well Kat, as so many others have said, I wish you well in your new adventure of selling your beautiful home. I know it will go fast, it's a lovely house. But it will be fun to set off on a new adventure, whatever you and George decide.
We are about a year or so from the very same place and I know how hard it is.
You will have a busy year with a move and a new baby! Life is good!!
Sue
When I first left the Lake Tahoe, CA area and moved to Phx, AZ I struggled with the change of climate. A friend reminded me of that saying to 'Bloom where you are planted' and I told her "yes, I understand but I don't want to be a 'bloomin' cactus". So many years have passed and that is now a 'fun' joke and I can't imagine living anywhere else.
You will be led exactly where God wants you! Your home and property look absolutely gorgeous but I'm sure wherever you decide to go will be just as beautiful as long as you have your 'family' near by!!!
Your house is amazing! I can see where it would be hard to leave. I'm sure you'll find something more suitable and just as beautiful for the two of you. Good luck!
Awww..... I know you will bloom beautifully! So excited for what is ahead for y'all. And happy anniversary to Bree and Jay!
You have a beautiful home. I can understand why you would miss it. Great attitude though. My husband always says "it is just bricks and you take memories with you"! I don't know I still miss our first house... Good luck!
June
Another adventure for us to follow you on!! Looking forward to the journey!
Your gardens look so beautiful. You are right, this time of year is the best for the gardens. I hope you get a buyer soon. When I told Mr. Handsome that you were selling your house he said, "Do you think we ought to buy it?" HA! HA! He knows that for some reason I have a longing to move south. I have no idea why. Maybe the desire came from looking at Rhoda's blog and seeing pictures of those southern homes. You know, where the sun is always shining? Good luck on your cleaning. I know you will have fun.
Good luck with it sweetie. I love that you are not attached to things. Let Go Let God...there is a fantastic mellow Olivia Newton John spiritual CD with this song on it, see if you can get a copy on amazon or something, very meditational and could be your moving anthem!
Kat, I'm sorry you are leaving your home. I guess you would have mixed emotions about it. Knowings it is the right to do...but hating to do it anyway.
Are you going to look in the same area? What about your other condos...did they sell?
I don't know what words are that you need to hear, but I know who does. Remember,"He" has plans for you. Plans for good things to come your way. Not bad. Trust His leadership.
Love love love your home!
LOVe the pool!
Looks alot like my parent's pool!
It's so hard to let go of special places with such wonderful memories.
I'll never forget how I felt when we pulled out of the driveway of our little cottage in Alabama to move to Seattle.
Oh the memories in that sweet cottage in the country.
Sometimes I just dream about going back and living there with all my kitties {who I had to leave behind} for just a week or two.
It's so hard to let go.
Love and hugs to you Kat!
God will lead you...you know He will!
Snuggles to Miss Daisy!
Oh wow! Selling your home?! I understand but truly LOVE your home. We need something bigger but cannot afford much more locally. We'd really have to move out of state to get all that we need without being in debt. My parents are pushing for TX.
Hey, Kat! Wow, lots of changes for you and George too, but I can definitely understand the downsizing part. I know it will be hard, but I'm sure you'll adjust to a new place. It can be charming & just smaller. I know I wouldn't mind a small house next time around. Thanks always for stopping by to say hello. I seem to be on the go so much these days, staying busy, but I'm glad about that.
I'm still open to coming down for a visit this summer, so keep me posted when you have some free days at your casa! :)
We just went thru this and it was hard at first and then I trusted that God was in control and would lead us and he did. The house sold and we are happy in our much smaller new place. I will pray for your decisions and know that God is in control. Are you thinking about moving closer to Brie??
Wishing you the best! Connie
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