The dream house and a little more

The ultimate daydream for me is this. I just want a little box house away from the street.

The house will be a fixer upper. Books and the advice of friends will help with the refurbishment of it. It will be situated on a farm, perhaps in the country. What will this little house contain?

Feet pounding on the floor, giggles from tickling, the stumbling narrative voice of a child learning to read, a baby banging pots on the floor, the artificial crying of a doll, the clash of wooden swords, smiles between husband and wife.

This house will contain children, happy children, my children. This little house will have a little library with a little desk and a little chair; maps will cover the wall, books will line the shelves.

While the house will be small, the back yard will be immense. There will be a rose garden, a vegetable garden, a tire swing, a trampoline, a picnic table.

There will be woods in the backyard, a creek and down the street a river.

The house will be white on the outside with forest green shutters. The inside will have all white walls and photos of Christ and the Temple in every room. No clutter, no real mess just lots of open space. There will definitely be an attic. There will be a shed of decent proportions for the husband's projects.

Plenty of adventures will take place, lots of trips, lots of spontaneity, lots of photos. We will bask in the sweet, little simple things in life.

This house will contain many hearts, many sunny days, many smiles, many moments influenced by the Spirit. This house will be a house of love and growth.

That’s the ideal daydream for the future.