When I was a young mom, my husband and I moved into a rough looking little house on 80 acres.  The sink was propped up on boards, the walls were sheetrock with no tape and bedding on them. The flooring was plywood, that had been stained by the former owners pets, spilled dinners, and who knows what else.  There was a small front porch and nothing but roughly built stairs on the back of the house. I think you’re getting the point of it’s condition.

When we moved in, we did a clean up immediately, we washed walls and windows, did the much needed tape and bedding and put a fresh coat of paint through out the interior.  It felt like a brand new house after just these simple things.

But as time went on I began to grow discontent with the little house.  I wanted the progress to move along much quicker than it did. I had a one year old crawling on the rough plywood floors and new flooring wasn’t an option on our budget.

The little house that I told everyone about, that I leaped with excitement the moment God brought it into my life, was now a house that drove me crazy.  I couldn’t help but notice all it’s flaws and I was sure to tell my husband about them when he came home from work in the evenings. I groaned about no central heat and air and found myself at the threshing floor of discontentment instead of thankfulness.  

Have you ever been there?  Something you use to thank God for, something that gave you such excitement, has now become an area of complaining?  That’s what happened to me and has happened to many other women who have moved into imperfect houses. In this book I want to share with you not only the projects that we’ve done on little to nothing but I also want to unlock the resourcefulness inside of you.  I want to share with you the keys to getting free from discontentment no matter what you live in. This book is meant to get to the source of what’s really living at “home” in your heart.

Discontentment steals our joy, our minds, and our time but thankfulness steers us to the most divine places.  I wish I could have back the countless hours of complaining and use that for something much better. I could have used that time to play more with my little guys or in exploring new and wonderful things.  I could have used that time to write stories, study God’s Word, or make something delicious in the oven.  

Can’t you just see it!  You can do projects, you can have vision, you can create.  That’s what God has put inside each of us. But why not do it with the right heart.

I pray you enjoy each page and by the end of this book, you not only fill your heart but you are beaming with ideas to make your home a place where people feel welcome and loved.  

Above is an excerpt from a book I’m working on…I need some advice from my readers though.  Is this something that interest you and if so, what would you want to see? Should this be a book of projects and words to stir our hearts to home or would a daily devotion be a better choice?  If you have any advice to share with me would you please send it my way. What is something unique I could share about ranch houses, ranch life, that would interest you?

Thank you so much for taking the time to read and give your feedback…….thecowboypastorswife.