house tour~ living room

we have lived in this 1650 sq ft ranch style home

for 6.5 years.

it is the first home we have owned. 

we've enjoyed finding creative, economical ways to make it our own.

the pew above was found outside a friends home. 
michael restored it. 

it's a perfect place for visitors to drop their things.

teacups & saucers were a gift to me from michael's granmother's collection 

 when this house was under construction we invited a 

small group of friends over one evening for dinner & graffiti. 

together we graffitied the house in scripture, hymns, and praise songs

{you could say we took deut. 6 literally}
in the spot where the piano is i wrote
"worship the LORD with gladness... home of our future paino"
we didn't have a piano,

couldn't afford a piano, 

but since i was a child i'd wanted one, and longed for my own children to learn to play. 

2 weeks after we moved in, out of the blue,  a women i was acquainted with called.
she had a piano she was going to sell, BUT then i came to mind, and
she said if i wanted it i could have it!!

michael picked it up that day. 

he restored it.
the kids and i have all taken lessons. 

the piano reminds me of all the words graffitied on this home

which were prayers offered as great hope for our family.

it causes me to believe that God is faithful to answer every one.

this buffet is on loan to me from my s.i.l lindsey. 

she gave me permission to paint it what ever color i wanted.

i'm so glad i went with RED!

{read this post to see the green frames i painted and added to the buffet}

 the last thing i want to share with you in the living room is 

the window/mirror at the entrance. 

a few weeks after we moved in michael assembled this for me
{michael is awesome! the house tour will show how he 

makes my little dreams big realities}
shortly after he caulked it, our inquisitive josie {2 1/2 yrs old}
pressed her little fingers into the setting caulk.
micahel {knowing that i am o.c.d., and NEED perfection}
asked me if i wanted him to redo it. 

the Spirit had a quick talk with me, urging me to leave it!

He told me to embrace her little fingerprints now, 

that i would love them later. 

oh! how He was right!

the piano & these fingerprints are my favorite things in the room.


i'll see you in the family room tomorrow!