unwrapping the now

I love my home!
I especially love my little corner of it - we call it The Studio. I always wanted one of those!
This week I'm sharing that space with one of my closest friends. She's here from out-of-state and we're busy as elves sewing our hearts out for Christmas. Christmas carols play, a pine-scented candle burns in the corner, and a pot of soup simmers on the stove. Life is good. :o)

 The reality is we don't know how long we'll have this house. The seller told a big lie that cost us lots of money we didn't have. At first, the Hunk and I were tempted to hold back... why pour ourselves into something we can't keep? Why get too attached? But God whispered to our hearts, encouraging us to embrace the now.
  
It's the perfect get-together place, with it's HUMONGOUS back yard and view of the stars. The outside looks sort of abandoned. And the inside still has boxes to unpack and lots of fixing-up we'd like to do.  


But we're not waiting for it to be "perfect" to enjoy it. To invite friends over for s'mores around the fire. To have Sunday dinners and game nights and sewing marathons.

We don't want to look back and regret not enjoying this wonderful space. Today it belongs to us. So we're unwrapping the gift that is now. Because that's all we're really ever promised. 

Join me the month of December for Tuesdays Unwrapped... a place for joyful hearts to unwrap the gift that is now.