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Moving Out!

I cannot believe it's been so long since I updated! It has been a whirlwind of a couple of months - my business is keeping me busy, plus our church has just purchased a home that will be the parsonage, so we have been busy repainting and cleaning and getting things ready ---- all in between dealing with funerals, youth camp, aging parents and more! 

May was another record-breaking month for my Maskcara business - and I'm so very thankful! Cara has come up with some awesome limited-edition items and colors just for the summer so if you're wanting to try something new, don't wait!

So here's the deal with the parsonage. For those not familiar with church-lingo, a parsonage is the home where the pastor (& his family) live. Some churches don't have a parsonage and might choose instead to give the pastor a housing allowance as part of (or sometimes in place of) their salary package. Each church is different and can afford different things. Our church is pretty middle-of-the-road on the housing part, and we're thankful for what we have.

The small double-wide trailer that acted as a parsonage before is almost as old as I am and the cost of repairing the roof, flooring and other issues was more than it was worth, and the leadership of the church long ago decided to buy or build a home for their pastor - but it was something for "someday". Then, this year "someday" happened.

The opportunity for the church to purchase a new home (well, it was built about 10 years ago) right across the street was literally dropped into the church's lap. The church was able to purchase the home at a great rate, and at a reasonable monthly payment (VERY important, since we have worked at keeping the church debt free!).


From a mobile home to the "new-to-us" home. The previous renters started closing in the garage before they left and the owners sold it to us, so we'll continue closing in the garage with some windows.


Anyway - I said all that to say... We're moving! Since the house sat empty for a few months before we closed on it, and there were a few renters in there in years prior, we have some painting and cleaning to do...and I'm having a ton of fun planning the decor!

I've chosen the color Agreeable Gray for the main living areas (it has somewhat an open floorplan) and the guest bedroom...and my son's bedroom is in Clary Sage (with an accent wall called Retreat). Our master bedroom is in Storm Cloud. And the bathrooms will be in Grayish - not a lot of difference in that and Agreeable Gray, but with the lighting in the bathroom it looks light and airy! Of course, the trim is in Extra White to really make it look CLEAN! All these colors are Sherwin Williams colors, and are available at your local Lowes. (not an affiliate, just sharing)



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