Friday, June 25, 2010

The American Dream

About 2 months ago we decided to sell our house so we could move to a better neighborhood and get a bigger, nicer house. Our home has been for sale for 1 month and only 1 person has wanted to see it. From the beginning I prayed it wouldn't sell if we aren't supposed to move. Last week I started feeling like we shouldn't be moving. We need to be happy with what we have. We need to stop wanting bigger and better and just be content with where we are and all the wonderful things we do have. After talking and thinking and praying, we decided not to sell. We are going to stay in this great house (even better now all the little projects got finished) and enjoy our really nice neighbors. The schools here are bad, just plain bad, so I will have to drive to kids to a different school when the time comes. But for now, we are going to enjoy doing fun things as a family and going on vacations instead of paying a bigger mortgage. I feel such a sense of peace about staying here and being thankful for everything we do have instead of wanting more.