So yesterday we went looking at a new house. It was a lot bigger house (an extra 1100 square feet!) with an immaculate beautiful .48 acre lot. I was excited to look at it because it had 8 bedrooms plus an office! It would be so perfect!
As we walked into the house though, immediately I could tell that the house was not for us. Not only did it have carpet damage throughout the entire house (from a dog!), but it wasn’t kept up well, and frankly, it just wasn’t “us”. When we moved into our present house I also didn’t really feel like the house was really “us” either- but there wasn’t another one with enough bedrooms, and that’s the one we took.
After coming home, I raced downstairs to see how the installers were doing with our new carpet in the basement. We had spent several of the previous days cleaning everything off the floor, and then giving our basement a whole new paint job. With our brand new carpet laid down, and the freshly painted walls, the downstairs looked amazing! I absolutely love it!
From top to bottom now (and all within the last couple months!) we have re-painted and re-carpeted the entire house, and there is new carpet throughout- all in our colors! All of our kids have a new bedroom- they wanted to try something new out- and I still (for now) get to keep the bedroom I’m using as an office. (I’m thrilled!) Our house is working. It’s our colors, and it has finally become “us”.
It feels like a brand new house. Unless we have a reason to otherwise, I think we’ll just stay put a while longer…
Lindy Kerby
Lindy Kerby is an Inspirational Speaker, Singer/Songwriter, and Mentor.
She has written or worked on over 300 songs and has three inspirational music albums. Lindy loves helping others discover the songs of their heart and help them find the hope, courage and confidence to share those songs with others. Lindy is mother to 7 children and has one beautiful grandbaby.