Newness

Is that even a word? I hope so because I used it... 

This week has been a week of re-doing and making new what was faded, old and untouched. 

• A new set of windows to replace my duct taped, leaking, airy windows in the living room. 
• A set of new screens for all of the windows / screen doors on our house. 
• A new roof to replace our 13-year old hail and sun damaged roof. 
• A fresh coat of paint in the living room to cover up the water marks from our once leaky roof. 
• A fresh coat of paint on our front door and on our shutters which has dramatically changed the appearance of our home.
• A new air blower motor in our furnace to replace a dying and very loud motor before the cold weather is here to stay. 

In all of this newness (I just had to use that word again!), I am reminded of just how important it is as the keeper of my home to maintain a budget, an emergency fund and a mind set of responsibility with money just for times like these that require expensive fixes that come along with a home that is aging and breaking down. 

It also helped me to see that just like this home, I will require fixing and replacing and fresh coats of paint in my heart throughout my life... all with the hope that at the end of the day when the time comes to move out of this house into my new home in Glory, my market value will have increased and I will have many things to take with me to Glory that money could never buy on this earth.