Finding the bright side of things

 


On July 19, 2017 I was thinking that finding a new place to live isn’t the easiest thing to do.  My husband and I were having trouble finding a place to rent that worked for us.  We ended up going to a realtor who was suggested from a friend of mine.  We were hoping our realtor would be able to help us find a new home.

The first place we put an application in for wasn’t too bad, but it wasn’t amazing.  It was a new build stacked townhouse, where each level is rented out except for the top two levels that were half the length of the unit.  We felt at the time having the top half unit would be best as then we wouldn’t have anyone above us, but there were draw backs.  To get to the house’s entrance you had to go up a flight of stairs.

I don’t mind going up or down stairs, but we realized moving would have been horrible as the entrance into in the place had a very narrow corner, so moving couches or a bed would have been out of the question.  We decided to put an application in for another place close by that was on the main floor.

My husband loved the place as it was also a new build, but this one felt homier.  It was an end unit, which was great because the unit had windows on three sides, which brought in a lot of nature light.  I wasn’t sure at first if I would want to rent the place as I was more use to having the bedroom on one level and the kitchen on the other, but after thinking it through I decided it seemed like a reasonable place to live.

After we moved in we started to notice things right away that we didn’t notice on the day we visited the unit.  We found out quickly that the townhouse isn’t sound proof.  Every time the people above us would take the stairs to their unit, it would sound like elephants charging up the stairs.  If that wasn’t bad enough, we could hear them every time they walked around their kitchen or living room.

I told myself I can handle the sounds during the day, but not at night.  I thought because their bedroom is two levels up above our bedroom it should be quiet at night.  The first night it wasn’t, as the people above our bedroom side kept walking around their kitchen/living room.  If that wasn’t bad enough the vents for the air conditioning/furnace unit were so loud that it sounded like you were on an airplane.

To say the least we didn’t sleep at all our first night in our new home.  I really started to regret that we chose this place to live, when God reminded me to look at the bright side of things.  This was hard at first because I was sleep deprived and stressed out.  After I calmed down a bit, I started to realize this wasn’t the worst place in the world to live.

There is a little pond and park near by, as well as grocery, clothing and many other stores.  The new place has central air, which we had never had before.  I can walk outside from my door, when before I had to take an elevator or stairs.  I have a walk-in closet for the first time, two washrooms and two showers.  I didn’t realize how useful two washrooms were until I had the option to use it.

I realized after all those positive things, that this place wasn’t too bad.  I’ve gotten more used to the sounds, and I can now sleep through the A/C fan at night as it has become white noise to me.  I decided to put up a little plate that says, “Bless this House” that I received as a wedding gift as I decided I was giving this house over to God to bless it.

This has reminded me that in life there are times when we should stay in a place or situation we may not want to be, but that we can look at the bright side of things, as it will help us get out of a darker place.           

Patricia <3  :) 

John 8:12   Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”

 

Here’s a song about when you can’t believe what someone said or done, and that they should know it’s wrong, and being treated not well by others.  So you ask the Lord to forgive them as they don’t know what they’ve been doing.  And you ask for His grace to forgive them, as you can feel like you are the one losing.

  He says to turn a blind eye, but that it’s not so much, when all that the Lord has done.  When there is love and hate, we have a choice to make.  To know that hate isn’t going to make things better.  Freedom comes when we surrender it all to Him.

 

“Losing”  by Tenth Avenue North

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exl5ceoCS8c&list=PL3whQX319DaB37iB8NZpJe206iSdpe3kc&index=194

 

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