Stepping Forward

We are so accustomed to getting what we want that sometimes we forget there are other options.

I feel like that about the first house I fell in love with, and wanted to live in. 

I wanted it so bad I could taste it. I hoped, wished, prayed, and waited. And not getting that house made me feel bitter for a day or so. 

However, I am lucky and we have a really good realtor who has found me another house to love.

I am lucky that she has read my heart and soul, and seems to understand and know just what I need from the house I want to make into a home for my family. 

I am lucky that on this pathway there are many options and routes to follow. Places to wander and wonder at the grace and love shown to me in this life.

The Beginning

"If all difficulties were known at the outset of a long journey, most of us would never start out at all. " ~Dan Rather

As it stands I am currently waiting.
I am on the cusp of what could be a defining moment in this journey called life.

I am stopped in this moment. I am taking in this pause along the pathway.
It has me considering where my life is heading and wondering how long it will take me to get there.

I am waiting to find out if we are going to be able to buy our first home.
I am trying to be patient as I find out if my recent dreams of turning a cute little house into a welcoming place of rest and comfort can come true.

I am hoping and wishing to own this place.
A place where the soil is deep and healthy for my family tree to grow big and strong.
It is a place I see myself starting a family, raising my children, and growing old.

But, before any of that can happen there is first this time of waiting, this is a beginning.