From this house, I’ve learned that sometimes, beauty is underneath the surface.
Exactly four years ago today, we bought our current home (the one we’re selling two weeks from today). We left the closing and came right back to the house to begin to uncover windows my husband had discovered on the outside of the home. They were under a layer of plaster and couldn’t be seen at all inside. My husband climbed up on a ladder and with a small hammer, started to pound gently. Then, he used other tools and slowly, I saw a sliver of the pair of stained glass windows I have come to love. I remember standing there with our son, not even yet three. My husband was so happy to show me the beauty he knew was there all along. In the four years that have passed, he has revealed her true glory to me; day by day, month by month, year by year, he has made this the home we all adore, bringing her back to the true beauty she always was, hidden for so long.Continue Reading