Home Sweet New Home

I'm writing this post from the back deck of our new townhome...sipping coffee, reading the Word (and now blogging), and enjoying this chilly morning. I love it. First off, this is the first time I've made coffee since I found out I was pregnant - I just haven't had the taste buds or desire for it until now. Maybe it's the cooler weather or maybe it's the 2nd trimester, but whatever the case I'm glad to have my coffee back. 


I'm also loving this morning because change is hard and I've already found several things I love in our most recent change - moving from our apartment to this townhome. Moving is always bittersweet. I'm always excited to move to a new place but I'm at the same time reminiscent about the old one. Things are great so far in our townhome. We have so much more space, it's very cozy already, it's in a great location that's close to our works and church, but it's still different. It's a different community. I get so used to routines in life as silly as they may be - my Molly-walking route, my running routes, the fact that I could walk to Magic Muffins on a Saturday morning and get a delicious blueberry muffin :) And all that plus more changes when you move. 


Back when we were looking for places to live next, I broke down in tears one day. I was doubtful about finding a place, about liking the place we found, and well, I was just whining that while I wanted to get out of the apartment I was so sick of moving. I actually counted it up the other day and this town-home is the 7th place I've lived in the past 8 years. Hogan really encouraged me by saying that I've always ended up loving the next place I move. At the end of the lease, I'm always bittersweet about leaving it whether it was the community, the memories, the actual place, or all of it combined. As simple as that was to say, it really encouraged me. It's true. It's that way in all circumstances in life. We doubt and fear change but God has always and will always be faithful. Look at your life in the past. Has he ever failed? No. He can't and so when we are trusting in him, we have nothing to fear. He turns bad into good. Things always work out, whether it's how we envisioned them working out or not. He shows us new things everyday if our eyes and hearts are open. 


So I'm excited about our new home. I'm excited to see what memories will be made here and I know when the time comes to move again, I'll once again be bitter-sweet about moving. I'm not going to lie though, I'm looking forward to that day when we buy a place and hopefully get to live there for several years!