LINKed For Eternity: Home Sweet Home

So I thought I'd post some pictures of our home for our family to see. It's been such an amazing experience owning our own place. We have a ton of room to grow into which is wonderful so we won't have to move for a long time and we also have space for guests without being cramped.

We are in love with the town of Orting! There's 7,000 people here so it's small. The only grocery store is Safeway. The biggest city near us is about 20 minutes away. There's a McDonald's, Subway, Pizza Hut, and Papa Murphy's here. All the rest of the little shops and restaurants are locally owned. It's wonderful to know we're continually supporting the locals.

It's also a farming town which means there are fruit and vegetable stands EVERYWHERE! I love it. The feeling safety and security here is tangible. People just look out for one another. It's been awesome to call this place home.

I will say the house has been A LOT of work. I never imagined how much work people actually put into their homes, especially newly moving into one. There's been repairs, painting, cleaning, and a lot of yard work. I will say that all of this doesn't seem like as much drudgery as I thought it would be. I actually don't mind the cleaning and the work. Maybe it's just that sense of pride of ownership. I, of course, want my home to look nice. After all, it does reflect on you.

There are still many things we would like to do on the house, but that's going to take some time (and money!). For now we're content on having our home and feel extremely blessed. The whole process of getting this home was guided by the Lord. It's crazy when I think back about everything that happened while getting our home and how it all fits like a puzzle. We're where we're suppose to be .