Forging Our New Path part 2

I promised you a peek at the inside of our cute new house! It’s been 10 days of non-stop work, but the house is (mostly) put away and organized. At least enough for the kids to arrive! Our daughter gets here on Friday!

As you will see, there is little yet in the form of Christmas decor. And no tree! I got rid of so much when I downsized, and by the time I ran out to find some decorations most everything was gone. So I’ll start earlier next year. And hopefully we’ll get the tree in the next day or two!

So without further ado:

I am thrilled to pieces with our dining room—especially with the incredible deal I got on this Ethan Allen table with a leaf and 8 chairs! It is by far the nicest dining table we’ve owned in our 33 years of marriage!

Isn’t the kitchen darling? It isn’t huge, but it’s perfect for us. I love all the bead board and unusual cabinets.

I’m so excited to have this living room space! Should be a great place for watching Christmas movies, opening presents, and generally spending time together and having fun.

My favorite thing about my new bedroom is that I finally have a chair in my room again! It’s my “morning coffee & spend time with Jesus” chair.

My office/workout room/extra guest room is the most undone room so far. I keep waiting for a desk to get things organized, but I can’t decide what I want. (Looking for a deal on Facebook marketplace!)

Finally, you know my favorite place would be the library! (Yes, it used to be the formal dining room. Hence the chandelier, which will be changed out at some point!) You can see there are still a few book boxes to empty, but those mostly will go up to the office. The coolest thing is that our “library wall” of bookshelves fit these two walls exactly. Here’s proof:

Still looking for my reading chair, but hubby got his. (It reclines.)

We truly view this place as a gift from God. And we can’t wait to celebrate the greater gift of Jesus in our own house with all our kids this year.

Merry Christmas, y’all!

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D'Ann Mateer

Inspired by novelist Eugenia Price, D’Ann’s dream of writing historical fiction with an element of faith began in middle school, though her serious drive toward publication took a bit longer. D’Ann is the author of four historical novels and one novella, as well as a contemporary short stories in a compilation volume. D’Ann and her husband of 30 years can be found in Austin, TX when they aren’t touring historic sites or visiting their grown children.

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