A month can make a lot of difference.

Or almost a month. In a months time I have
Moved back into my / our home
I have done renovations to said house
I have seen my kidlets a LOT ;)
I have been so happy!

I had been living with my mom for the past 8 months or so. I know now that (moving out of my house) this was a HUGE mistake and I should never have moved out of my home.. but I have lived and learned and I am back. My home was abandoned and in fact was being used as a squatters place... My house had no front door, no garage door, and it was trashed and had been boarded up by the city....

I guess though what I want to remember instead of the destruction is that my house's foundation is SOUND. That despite what it may have looked like on the outside that the important parts ARE good.

I was able to have someone come in and do the following

Pull up the carpet
Put down laminate flooring in the front room
Remove old appliances
Paint
Replace old fans
Clear the house
Clear the front yard
Clear the back yard
Make the house into a HOME again
Replace the missing doors
Clean the house

This is a lesson of GOD's goodness. I want to remember not to look at the devastation and to feel overwhelmed or distressed or worse lost and forgotten and unworthy... Instead I want to remember that problems can be FIXED! As long as there is a good foundation the cosmetic stuff is fixable.