We sold our house! Saying goodbye to our first home!

Today's the day! What are we doing, babe? We're putting that old house on. We sold our house! Are y'all excited? Yeah! Now, before we celebrate too quickly, let me take you on a journey. This is our home of seven years and we're finally moving to the country. Here's my family when we first bought this house. We were so excited. It was our first home we ever bought and we loved it. We were happy and it was perfect for our family with two kids at the time. This home was the perfect size for our little family. We had two children at the time and it was just right for us. They didn't mind at all our small little backyard. But in the back of my mind and over the years, I just began to long for a bigger space for my kids so they could run and play and be curious and explore God's creation. So a friend of mine would let me come to their property and bring my kids and they had horses and animals. I was able to have an opportunity to get outside and just be free and clear my head and see the beauty around me. Although I was thankful for my home, living in a subdivision can feel like the walls are closing in on you. Especially when you're used to growing up where you can walk outside barefooted and no one really sees you and you can just breathe. Weather's sad, weather's sad, weather's sad. I remember the weather was summer, weather's sad, weather's sad. This is the heaven of animals. This is the kingdom of animals. This is my first born son holding my third baby boy and I am so grateful for the memories that we have in this home. Weather's sad, weather's sad. Give him kisses. Oh, that's so sweet. Starting him off young like I started. He's going to be cutting my grass. I ain't got nothing to worry about anymore. Hey, Joel. Say hey. You like your choo-choo? He's going uh-oh, uh-oh. Watch out, Jay. What's so funny? Jay's funny. I'm glad you're having fun. In the middle of these crazy, chaotic, beautiful, amazing, messy seasons, we lie to ourselves and tell ourselves that it will never end and we think it will last forever but it's not true. It flies by. Whether we give it permission to or not, it just slips out of our hands so quickly as we grasp and try to hold on but that's not what we were ever intended to do. We were made to let our kids fly. Run away. Keep it. Away. I think of what the world could be. A vision of what I see. A million dreams. A thousand dreams. Good job! And maybe after all, we are a little crazy for dreaming but if we don't dream, we'll never reach for more. We'll never have more and find greater things. So many times, I would come out on this back swing and in my frustration, I feel so closed in. I didn't always get it right but I would look up and I would thank God for the trees and I was so grateful I could see trees. And sometimes I would take a ride and just dream and just see horses and wide open spaces and there were far too many times I would be embarrassed to tell you how many times we looked at houses and land and it just never worked out and so I had to really dig deep and find a place of gratefulness and contentment and that's what we did. We actually were blessed with another baby boy and I just realized you know, I've been given such a gift with my family and I am just going to be grateful for this time. Until I learned to truly give thanks and be content in the season I was in, that is when I found true happiness. I am by no means saying to let your dreams die, but just be content in the waiting for those dreams to come true. I'm not two no. No more. I'm two. That's right. I think you're the first child to get that. Remember babe? My retard. Alright, let's see No, what about the story? Mom said one more story. A short story. Add the short story. Oh, it's that one? Yeah. Literally, like two months old. You got it? No. Alright. In the times of waiting is usually when we are growing the most. Even when we can't see what is happening or going on around us. Something beautiful will be birthed. We're home! That's a baby. Baby Judson. He sleeps good. My grandma cleaned our room, made his bed. Hey, what are y'all about to see? Baby. What's his name? Judson. What do y'all think about him? Cute. Don't touch him. And just when we least expect it, we find that there has been something waiting for us all along. To you. Happy birthday to you. To you. Happy birthday to you. Don't fall. Today we are busy packing and getting all our things ready for the big day. Keeping the kids busy with puzzles. Stand up and go cheese. Mom, can you get me and Judson? Hold on. Bend down and then hop up. Is this real life? Yeah, we about to move. What are we doing? We're moving to the country. And where are we at? We're in the U-Haul. In the midst of extreme happiness, I still feel extreme sadness. This was our home for almost seven years. This was the place we brought our babies home. This is the place we made so many memories. There you go. Well, this is our last and final goodbye. Do you have anything you want to say? No? You okay? We don't want to move. You don't want to move? We'll get to see them again. I know it's hard. I know. It'll be so worth it though, I promise. We had to fill up our U-Haul. This will be our second time. I know. I love you. Today, as we say goodbye, I will always remember the place that we called home.