Then Sings My Soul: Seeing the Blessings

I bought this cute little sign before we moved into this cottage after selling our home. This cottage was not somewhere I EVER wanted to be and I figured I needed every possible reminder to be thankful to God, so I bought a bunch of signs to put all over the cottage. It was a good thing it was coming into fall and there were lots with the theme of being grateful, thankful and blessed.

This cottage came up when we had 2 weeks to go to be out - I have mentioned all this before. So this was it. All I could see was how it was an old, run down, super cluttered and pretty sketchy place to have to live in the middle of a giant weed field far from my town and my friends. And there were bugs everywhere! Eeeewwww! I was NOT pleased.

But it is just about a month later and I just realized that I am happy here. Not something I ever thought would happen. God has blessed me and given me eyes to see the blessings He has provided.

We are comfortable in this little cottage. We just laugh at the quirks. Funny- I just looked up quirky so I would know how to spell it and the dictionary defines it as - characterized by peculiar or unexpected traits. Ha! That sums up this cottage for sure lol! The kitchen light - the only one- is a hanging light that periodically fades on and off and when you step in certain places you stumble because you are suddenly on an unexpected slope. However it is all part of the adventure in this quirky cottage! ~smile~

The house was furnished -amply lol! So we will only have to move a bed and chair with our boxes etc.and I have not been able to put things away out of the boxes and bins so I am already pretty well packed to move when we are ready.

Having to drive my hubby to town in the morning if I need the truck gives us time to talk and hold hands and just be together for 20 extra minutes. The drive back gives me time to pray - eyes open!! haha! Or just to listen to some worship music just a bit of time to focus on God before the day gets going.

I have a route I walk here that takes me around the whole subdivision and there is such beauty here. Beautiful homes and cottages, amazing gardens, the lake, the woods, not to mention the birds! We have seen birds we have never seen before - yesterday we saw a yellow breasted nut hatch and we have had tons of flickers. God has blessed us all with the amazing and awe inspiring variety and beauty in our world. What a gift that is. It all just speaks to me of God's love for us.