To be honest, this is where we would prefer to live.
Waaaay out. So far out that it takes time to get to a neighbors house.
I spent the last part of my childhood in the country.
It spoiled me.
When North and I got married we lived in an apartment right in the middle of town.
At a busy intersection.
I struggled when I would go outside to find some peace (as I had been so used to doing), an there were cars and people all around. I felt like I was on display and there was nowhere I could go to be alone outside.
Before we moved from there I discovered one tiny spot...
I would sit on the steps of "our" porch, facing our neighbors house, they had some bushes, and staring at those bushes, covered by the half-wall of the porch, I found an alone place.
A country place.
Waaaay out. So far out that it takes time to get to a neighbors house.
I spent the last part of my childhood in the country.
It spoiled me.
When North and I got married we lived in an apartment right in the middle of town.
At a busy intersection.
I struggled when I would go outside to find some peace (as I had been so used to doing), an there were cars and people all around. I felt like I was on display and there was nowhere I could go to be alone outside.
Before we moved from there I discovered one tiny spot...
I would sit on the steps of "our" porch, facing our neighbors house, they had some bushes, and staring at those bushes, covered by the half-wall of the porch, I found an alone place.
A country place.
Where we live now we have a little space.
We at least have a yard of our own where we can get out.
We're not on a busy intersection anymore,
but we're not in the country either.
We love our little place, and are so thankful for it.
Contentment is something I've tried to be really intentional about with myself.
We at least have a yard of our own where we can get out.
We're not on a busy intersection anymore,
but we're not in the country either.
We love our little place, and are so thankful for it.
Contentment is something I've tried to be really intentional about with myself.
I've decided (Lord help me) to be content if we are to stay right where we are forever.
I have it in my heart to use our little 1/4 acre to the best of my ability, and I know it could be great!
But when I get honest there are dreams in my heart of multiple acres, and space, and goats, chickens, and ducks at least... And a garden that feeds our family all year through.
There are dreams of working hard with our own hands, of working together for our family.
Dreams of perhaps moving far away from here, to mountains, and making something new for our son to have when we are gone.
I have no idea what the Lord has in store for us.
Pretty much everything seems too big for us right now.
I found 20 acres in Montana for a great price,
but circumstances for us are so out of the ordinary
and our path seems confusing at the moment.
{Trust in the Lord with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding,
in all your ways acknowledge him
and he will make your path straight.}
So sometimes, every now and then, we escape into the nearby country, and just take it in for a while. It's good to spend a little time out and away.
I have it in my heart to use our little 1/4 acre to the best of my ability, and I know it could be great!
But when I get honest there are dreams in my heart of multiple acres, and space, and goats, chickens, and ducks at least... And a garden that feeds our family all year through.
There are dreams of working hard with our own hands, of working together for our family.
Dreams of perhaps moving far away from here, to mountains, and making something new for our son to have when we are gone.
I have no idea what the Lord has in store for us.
Pretty much everything seems too big for us right now.
I found 20 acres in Montana for a great price,
but circumstances for us are so out of the ordinary
and our path seems confusing at the moment.
{Trust in the Lord with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding,
in all your ways acknowledge him
and he will make your path straight.}
So sometimes, every now and then, we escape into the nearby country, and just take it in for a while. It's good to spend a little time out and away.
4 Comments:
Oh girl, I'm well familiar with this hearts desire. Our house never sold, and we're about to pull it off the market. I'm also trying to sell my goats, because a few days out of the month they are noisy and I don't want my neighbors upset. HARD for this country girl to do, because like you, I spent my childhood on an acreage away from rules and prying eyes.
But, this I know. God knows best. We're still working to pay off our house, which will put us debt free. We just don't know what God will have in store for us then. So until that happens, we wait. We prayed that if it were His will, our house would sell and it didn't. So, we trust.
But, He hasn't taken our desires away! So, you just never know... :)
Keep holding onto your dreams Tea. It's a fine balance isn't it between being content with where God has placed us and yet having those dreams inside of us that I belive He has placed inside of us too:)
Beautiful photos, Tea! God grants us the desires of our hearts in ways He knows best~
Love this post.
beautiful post Tea
I so relate with you with the dream for country space
both hubby and I dream of that possibility one day
but for now we too are completely content and thankful for what it is we have
I know God wants us to dream big and in doing so it in no way takes away from our gratitude of what we have
It is our Creators heart for us to have all that we hope for...as we do for our children
Dreaming is a gift
love and light
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