Master Bedroom

What a fun series "Come On In"... My new friend, Andrea, from Momfessionals is hosting and I thought I'd join in this round!

We have recently moved back to the Lone Star State, after eight years of laying down roots in VA and DC. I think, like most people, the master bedroom is usually the last on the list to decorate. In our last home, I put it high on my priority and did a redo a year or so ago. I've had to switch some things out. Our ceilings are so tall that it makes some things look like postage stamps, so on the look out list is: large artwork for above the dresser we can't part with, comfy seating with an ottoman, lighting for the other side of the room, and curtains. Any suggestions?...

 

(cowboy boots because our door won't stay open)

 

 This chair should have never happened.

I read a blog post somewhere about painting furniture and I found this pink chair for $20 and decided to go for it...I'm sure it works out in most cases, but here- complete flop, hence the random fabric I threw on the seat. Oh well, it holds laundry just fine. Isn't that what chairs are for?

 

My husband found this dresser/hutch in the ally behind our studio apartment in Adams Morgan, DC. He was coming home from work when he spotted it. Though it was midnight, he knew I would want it, so he woke me up-I'm pretty sure all he said was "Old dresser." and I had my shoes on. We hauled it to our eighth floor, 450 sq. ft. love nest and squeezed it in our kitchen. Thank goodness for super strength when I see good furniture and elevators, of course. So far, it's one of the only pieces of furniture that has avoided my paint brush. We'll see! 

The photos on nightstands are of our wedding day and his grandparents' wedding day. We're photographed in the same spot. They had such a sweet marriage and set a wonderful example for the two of us.

 

 

Dancing In The Mine Fields

I think one of the most important gifts we can give our children is for them to see you and your spouse making each other a priority. Every single day. It brings them a sense of stability, comfort, and love. Love that radiates from the parents on to them. It's a beautiful thing, when you think about it. Our children were created in love and for them to remain in complete love within the home, it needs to remain in us, the parents. We have the greatest responsibility to show them Christ's unconditional love.

 

 

When you add in the craziness of life... work... extra commitments... children... It becomes so easy to forget the importance of making our spouse a priority. The marriages that you hear about falling apart when they become empty nesters totally make sense... they had their priorities somewhere else for all those child-rearing years and one day they woke up with a roommate. I know none of us stand at the alter, bearing our souls to the one our heart desires, yearning for them to be our roommate. Of course not! We yearn for them to be our priority, our best friend, our love. What a treasured, delicate relationship marriage is. It must be nurtured and cared for daily.

 

 

 

I think that is why my trip away with honey to Florida was so important to me. To us. It was our way of showing our little children that mommy and daddy love each other so much that we desire to spend time alone together. It's not only for us, but for them as well.

 

 

Do you need to take a vacation alone together every year? No. Would it be nice? Do I even have to answer that? :) Though you may not be able to have a destination getaway every year or ever, it is possible to spend quality time alone together to nurture that relationship. Sometimes it requires creativity,locked doors,strict bedtimes, and good friends who will take your children for you, but it is totally do-able.

 

What will we do today to show your children where our priorities lie?