We are absolutely LOVING our new house!
Yes, the projects are pretty overwhelming to think about, but then we take a break and walk outside and it all disappears.
All the views, the open space, the cozy feeling of all the trees along the edges of the property.
It's breathtaking and so peaceful.
We feel incredibly blessed that God has given us something we always thought would be fun to have eventually, but not really a tangible goal for us at this stage.
I guess we shouldn't have underestimated what God could provide for us!
Here's a little sneak peak at our new home!
This is my view on our way to the new house.
Those are actual rolling hills!
And green!
Complete with cows and windmills.
I was born in Iowa and was very used to big trees and green rolling hills.
Kansas was like a desert to me.
But I've learned to see the beauty here too :)
I can't help but smile every time I drive on this road!
This is the driveway looking onto the street.
We love the rows of trees.
It's so welcoming!
It was used to keep the corn in, so it's really tight, has wood floors, and is divided up into 4 little sections.
It's pretty much just screaming for some bunting, party lights, and little kids clamoring around making hideouts in it!
This little building was the old milking barn.
It's super cute inside...has a sink and washing area, a little well, cement walls (so they could clean it easily after milking), and even some really old, curtains on the windows :)
But it's been the home for hundreds of wasps for the last couple years.
So I'm not brave enough to go in it.
I love looking out my kitchen window and seeing this view though.
Silos make me happy...and so do old chippy paint buildings and green pastures :)
This is the building the cows lived in.
It has tons of stalls and is just begging to be used!
We don't have a plan for it right now, but I think if my dad has anything to do with it, there will be a few little cows living in it next summer :)
And this, dear friends, is the building that made it all possible!
Our criteria for house hunting was a building for Matt to use as his shop, and a house in liveable condition.
Not too lofty right?!
It was seeming pretty impossible after a couple years though.
We had gotten to the point where we were content where we were and that it obviously wasn't God's plan for us right now.
And then this popped up!
It always seems to work that way.
God wanting us to be content with where we're at...to wait on his timing.
My timing never seems to be his timing.
But it's getting easier to trust and know beyond a doubt that I better wait for what he knows is best for me.
The building needs a little TLC, but it's bigger than Matt was wanting, and has great potential!
And the sweet little chicken coop!
It was a disaster inside, but Matt's so quick and had it looking amazing in a few hours.
He added his own woodworking magic to make it look better...and now I'm pretty sure we might have some very spoiled chickens!
I'm not sure every chicken gets to eat out of a very fancy feeding trough made out of really nice wood and slanted just the right amount that they can't poop in their own food.
They don't know how good they have it!
But they really should be smart enough to not poop in their own food.
And the back of the house.
When I was a little girl, I used to dream of having a 2 story farmhouse in the country someday.
With a white fence around it, and a big porch with a swing :)
Now I have a 2 story farmhouse, huge protective trees outlining it so you can't even feel the harsh wind blowing, and a cute porch...with a potential swing in the distant future.
It's amazing to see how God gives you just what you need, and even throws in a few of your dreams just for fun!
I need to figure out a better word than THANK YOU!! for how I feel every time I drive in the driveway!
