Where we live Friday...

Kelly,at Kellyskornerblog is having a tour of homes every friday.I thought I would join in,and then I started looking at other people's kitchens.

All I can say is... WOW!There are SO many beautiful kitchens out there!!!

See,we don't own our house,so we are limited in what we can do with it.I started to feel like I must be the only person without new apliances,and granite countertops.And a dishwasher,and lot's of room to move around...

But,then I had a reality check.

I have been reading and following the blogs of those in India right now.And I want to be like the girl in the slums,so happy,content,and honored to show other's her little home.Truly,that is the heart God wants us to have.

God has blessed me.In compairison to what so many around the world have.Sure,compaired to those here in the states,our home is of humble dwellings,but compaired to those whom I have visited in Romania,in the gypsy villages.To those who live in the slums of India,I live in a palace.So,I am thankful for what we have been given.Our little home is filled with little pitter patters of four happy healthy children,lots of laughter and love fill our home.Though I won't lie,having four children under five,can make our house seem cramped,and pretty much everyday I wish we had a dishwasher,but I choose to be thankful,and content with what God has blessed us with dish water hands and all.

We don't have the latest and greatest,but we HAVE.We have hope in our Lord and Savior,and He has blessed us with this little cottage of a home,that we love,and are thankful for.

So,here is our kitchen,and at the end are some before pictures...

I made the curtains out of fabric I bought at goodwill,total cost was under ten dollars!All of the accessories I have bought at goodwill,or garage sales,or they were given to us as wedding gifts.

I keep the kids art supplies in the canvas containers,and below are the kids sippy cups.The like to be able to get their own drinks! Our back door that enters into the kitchen...

I painted around the top of the cabinets red,and the vines I got for free out of the trash at the floral shop I used to work at,don't worry,they had just been put in the trash when I discovered them!

I made this little box at biblestudy,it has all kinds of bible verses organized by topic.We work on memorizing one a week,and when the kids are mis-behaving,I refer to this box A LOT!Make one,you will be amazed at how it transforms your parenting!

There was LOTS of blue,everywhere.The wallpaper was about fifteen years old.The owners of the home were totally fine with us re-doing whatever we wanted.I had a friend who gave me the current wallpaper she purchased it,and then moved before she could put it up.It's a neutral scroll design,looks warn and chipped,and I LOVE it! Free,and Pretty,does not get better than that!There ya go folks,there is our cozy kitchen,check out all the other amazing kitchens too!