Seeds Of Faith: Finding a Home Pt. 4

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I hope everyone had a great holiday weekend. As usual, things have been busy in the brownie home. We are moving to our first house in less than a week! I am filled with excitement as each day passes. Home ownership has always been a life long dream and I feel so blessed to see this dream realized.

The journey to home ownership has been challenging and faith building for our family.To read more about our journey click here. As this journey comes to a close,  I am filled with gratitude, joy, and praise. God has provided our family with a house that has all of the things we need and even some of the things we want. A house we can grown in, love in, and make memories in. 

Best of all, not only has God blessed us with a house, but he has taken care of all of the details. Although we are closing later than we planned ( I hear this is common), our house has been thoroughly inspected and all repairs have been completed. My heart is filled with thanks as I know my home will be safe and worry free. 

I share our experience to encourage and inspire you to dream and put your trust in God. He cares and provides for those who love Him. Remember 1 Peter 5:7 says, " cast all your cares upon Him, for He cares for you." Not only has God blessed our family with a house, but He  provided the necessary funds to break our lease, move, and furnish our house. One thing I've learned throughout this journey is that if God gives the vision, He will give provision. 

 I know it sounds cliche, but it is true. Hold on and keep the faith. Your breakthrough is coming. 

Please keep us in prayer as we prepare to move this weekend and settle into our new home. This will likely be my last for the next two weeks, as my first priority is to my family.  Thank you for your support and encouragement through this journey. I look forward to sharing many more with you.

Keeping up with the Brownies

I hope this post finds you doing well. Things have been busy in the Brownie household and are expected to get busier. I have been juggling several projects along with the daily demands of being a wife, mother, and homemaker. I praise God for not only the strength He is giving me, but I also praise Him for the blessings He has given. Below is a list of updates and some exciting news!

1.) Our New Home: Many of you know that my husband and I are purchasing our first home. Our scheduled closing date is May 10th.  At this time, we will not be closing on time due to additional repairs that need to be made. Please keep our family in prayer as we complete the final steps in our journey to our first home. Click here to read more about our home buying process.

2.) Family Matters: Things are settling down after the death of my mother. I am finding it hard to juggle the demands of motherhood while grieving and making preparations for my Dad. I am thankful for the support of my loving husband and siblings during this difficult time.

3.) Food Allergy Awareness: May is Asthma and Allergy Awareness month. Next week, At Home With The Brownies will be celebrating Food Allergy Awareness Week. This is a cause near and dear to my heart. Catherine suffers from multiple food allergies. You can read her story here.  Next week you can expect the following.

• Food Allergy Safety- An Interview with the Director of Services of Kids R'Kids Overland Park.
• Motherhood Chronicles- Stories of mothers of children with food allergies
• What You Can Do- Ways to get involved.

4.) New Opportunities: I've only been blogging for five months and I love it. It has become a new passion and ministry for me. With every post I hope to encourage, uplift, and inspire my readers to be the best they can be and bring glory to God. Today I received word that I have been selected to be a guest contributor to a popular blog I follow. I am excited about this new opportunity to reach a broader audience. I can't wait to share more information about my new partnership soon.

5.) Maybe a book?: With the recent death of my mother, I have been reminded just how short life really is. James 4:14 says, "Whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away."  With the blessing of God I have fulfilled many of the dreams I have had in life, but a few remain.

My mother loved cookbooks and read them like novels. She passed her love of cookbooks and cooking onto me. It was always a dream of ours to write a cookbook or own a bakery together. Although she has passed, the dream lives on. So here I am,  prayerfully considering writing a cookbook. Please keep me and my family in prayer as we seek the Lord's will in our lives.

Weekend Round-Up

I hope everyone had a blessed Easter weekend. Our weekend was filled with many blessings. From worship on Saturday to fellowship with family and new friends on Sunday, we were filled with His love. Below are some of my favorite pictures from the weekend. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do!

Catherine in her Easter Sabbath best!

Family time at the park on Sabbath afternoon!

Catherine playing with cousin Eli after dinner on Sunday!

Weekend Round-Up

Hi there! It has been a few days since my last post. Things have been busy in the Brownie home. What have we been up to? Mostly we have been preparing for closing and the big move! From inspections to paperwork, purchasing a house keeps you busy.

We had our first home inspection last Wednesday and it went well overall. Some electrical issues did arise, but I am confident the seller will resolve all of the issues. The inspector said overall the house was very structurally sound so that gives me a good feeling. Please keep our family and the sellers in prayer as we move forward in this process.

My husband and I have also been busy preparing all of the paperwork our lender needs for closing. Collecting all of our financial documents and having them notarized has kept us busy in the evenings.

It hasn't been all business and no fun. Yesterday I was able to "preview" and estate sale and pick up a few items for the new house. I am really excited about our new pieces. We will pick them up this weekend and I can't wait to share them with you.

I will only be posting a couple of days a week during this busy time in our lives. Please continue to read. I enjoy reading your comments and sharing this journey with you.  Here are a few pictures of Catherine being silly over the weekend. For some reason Catherine now enjoys here baby swing?? Stay blessed!

Weekend Round-Up

I hope you all had a great weekend. My family had a busy weekend with church activities and house hunting. Yes, I said house hunting! My family and I have begun the search for our very first home.

In other news, I am tackling my 2013 reading list. I only have a couple of chapters left in A Year of Biblical Womanhood, and  I look forward to writing my review in the next few weeks. I also want to thank my mother who gifted me the next four books on my list.

Finally, I want to mention a resource for all of my food allergy mama's. Each week my husband and I do our grocery shopping on Thursday evening. We methodically visit our favorite stores, collecting all of the items we need. This week while checking out at Trader Joe's, the employee noticed we had several gluten-free items. He asked if one of us had Celiac disease. I told him no, but shared that Catherine had multiple food allergies including wheat. He then gave me a copy of their gluten free list. It is a six page document that list all of the gluten-free products in there store by department. The document also sheds light on the companies manufacturing standards. Trader Joe's gluten-free list definitely makes shopping there store easier. If you have a Trader Joe's near you,  I recommend you ask for one of there list.

Well, that was my weekend in a nut-shell. What did your family do this weekend?