It seems lately that all anyone asks me is “How are the wedding plans?” or “How is the house coming?” To ensure an actual, habital place for Michael and I to live after we’re married in February will mean a TON of work on our house, not to mention all the time it takes to plan the wedding (although Michael still holds out hope that we can just get married at city hall without any of the fuss).
Ok, fine! No sweat!
Except our lives are all sweat lately…sometimes literally. Take, for example, the day I decided to paint the closet in what will be our library. Easy, right? Well, I picked out my color, got out my brushes and the step stool- yes, ready! The first problem occured when I realized the closet was full of holes. Excuse me? Technically, I could have painted over the holes and left them there, but I decided I could definitely fill them in…and so I did. Great. Then they had to dry, of course- on a day when the humidity was at least 157%, it took longer than I had expected. Then I realized I was too SHORT to paint the top of the closet, and I couldn’t reach the far side of the closet without smearing my hair all over the fresh coat of brown paint on the near side….you see what I mean, I hope. The good news is that the closet is now painted (thanks to the help of my TALL father), my hair is no longer highlited brown, and our closet is ready to go! The bad news is that the rest of the house is still a loving disaster waiting to be fixed. Michael and I have gotten frustrated with the renovation process, to be sure, but we are so excited to see our work bear fruit! We finally picked out our vanity for the bathroom, and I was so excited and thankful I could hardly contain myself!
I have to remind myself that when people ask those “How is ___coming?” questions, they do it out of love, care, and I am sure a dash of curiosity as well. See, God loves and cares for us far more than Michael and I love and care for our house, and more than the people asking how we are doing. It is the love of God, and the love he gives the other people around us too, that give us the strength to keep going in our lives. This is so true for Michael and I, EVEN WHEN we find dried up gum all over the shelves in our bedroom closets or find that all the lightbulbs we really need in a particular room have blown all at once….thank you, God and everyone who cares and helps us 🙂
-Stephanie
Ancient Living 
Hi mike and stephanie, i am not going to ask how’s it going, instead want to give a little suggestion. My wife and i have lived in our home for 46 years and are still painting, fixing and repairing holes so don’t fret. Just remember by the time you get the house the way you want it, you will probably change and want it a little different.so relax and enjoy each day what ever you are accomplishing.
The best of luck to you both and hope your plans continue to include God in all you do.
DeColores
Bob Blanchard.
Thank you Bob and Mary!
Decolores!