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Thursday, March 5, 2015

Our Home Journey… Dwelling Five




So I took a short hiatus from the series… we moved into our new house and things have been crazy.  It is like when your plate is already full and you add a big transition… BOOM madness!
Anyways… if you want to catch up you can here…
Intro and Dwelling One
Dwelling Two
Dwelling Three
Dwelling Four
Dwelling Five
Dwelling Six

If you want to hear about our new and exciting home you will have to check back next week for pictures and other fun! :)  Because this weeks is about...

Dwelling Five

The In-law's House

Yep, you heard right, our fifth home has been Andrew's parent's house.  We knew the time in Statesboro would end and were still unsure where God had us next.  Surely we would know by May, or at least June… maybe July??? We had to move out the end of July… and we did not know where we were moving.  The last week in July we had two interviews and knew we were moving somewhere the next week.  Has that ever happened to you?  Packing boxes before you even knew where you are moving?  Slightly stressful and takes a leap of faith.

Well, we prayed and felt called back to Andrew's home church and in the quick transition we temporarily moved in with Andrew's parents.  Little did we know temporary would turn into 7 months.  Our initial plan was to live there until end of September/ beginning of October while we looked for a place to rent.  Once we started looking for a place to rent we started pondering buying.  One thing lead to another… and while we started looking in October we did not move out until February!

First, I have to say we are blessed, blessed, blessed with Andrew's parents.  When people asked me how it was to live with the in-laws I would say, "We are in as good of a situation as it could be!"  Of course we were in their space and we did not have our own, but it worked.

We mainly resided in one bedroom, though BD did sleep in another room which helped.  But I never felt like we quite mastered living in that one small space.  I feel like our piles had piles… just no where to put anything.  And I felt bad because all our stuff took over the bonus room and crowded every nook.  Our couches and big furniture even lived in their dining room.

Yes… our stuff.. piled up EVERYWHERE!

There were no decorations to speak of… it was just survival mode.  By the time left we had random boxes open left and right… it was a mess.  I feel like this was the one place I never quite figured out how to organize.

***To be honest… I feel like I am still processing this.  We really just moved 2 weeks ago. Still trying to take it all in.:)***
*Living with family for a while is okay.  I used to think that this was a huge no-no, but I really learned family is there to give and support.  It is a balance, we accepted the help but hopefully did not take advantage.
*You can be flexible with your own pet peeves.  I know there were things we did that drove my in-laws-crazy, but they lived with it.  And there were things that I would do differently, but ultimately it was not my home and I wanted to respect the way they did things.

Come back next week and see our new house!!! :)


Catch Up

Intro and Dwelling One
Dwelling Two
Dwelling Three
Dwelling Four
Dwelling Five
Dwelling Six
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6 comments:

  1. I can't imagine having to live with family, but I would do it if the situation called for it! You do what you gotta do! Glad y'all are in your very own space now! And hopefully won't have dwelling number 7 for a long while!! ;)

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    1. Yes, that is the hope, that we will be here for at least a few years… now to go buy a lawnmower…. this warmer weather makes our lawn look like a jungle!

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  2. Can't wait :) I am so excited to see it. I bet it was hard living with your in-laws at times. I had to live with my in-laws for 4 weeks and for me it was kind of hard because it was not my parents but overall I was so thankful that they let me and it worked out for the best!!

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    1. I was so thankful to be there and then to have our own place again

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  3. My husband and I lived with my parents for three months when my oldest son was 14 to 17 months old. It was quite a challenge! So I know a bit of what you've been through, Stasia! We had one bedroom and all of our stuff fit nicely in their very large basement, so it wasn't too crowded or cluttered above. But learning to accept their ways of doing things as well as dealing with my mother when she wanted to veto my own parenting of our son, were just some of the difficult challenges that we endured those long months! We couldn't get out of there fast enough! ;) Congrats on your new home and thanks for giving us a peek in more ways than one!

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    1. Thanks Beth. I am so blessed because my in-laws are awesome… but there are still differences!

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