On December 1st, Steve and I celebrated five years since the day we reached the finish line in our cross-country trek and pulled into our new driveway in North Carolina. Full of anticipation about what the next few months would hold, we arrived “home,” not knowing anyone in our town except our wonderful realtor. But […]

In case you haven’t guessed by now, I like to mark events and take stock of their significance. You might be tired of reading about our milestones in our transition from California to North Carolina.  I wrote when it was one year since we found our house and one year since I became a homeowner for the first […]

While my husband is in California, having fun visiting our adorable baby granddaughters and taking lots of photos of them, my mother and I have been working hard painting the final two rooms in my house. (I would post a photo of the work-in-progress but my husband has the camera.) I have been painting something for […]

This week marks one year since our dream house became ours, and eight months since we moved in. We are celebrating! The way we found our house was totally a God-thing and it’s obvious that He prepared the way for us. This is the first home I’ve ever owned. Taking care of a house and […]

Welcome to the world, precious Emilia! We made it! We’re home. After eight days, 3,027 miles, and ten states, our heart rates quickened as we glimpsed the beautiful blue mountains of our new home state, North Carolina. We first spotted our house exactly six months ago and have owned it for four months, living out […]