A New Beginning

I am about 2 weeks late in writing this post, but whatever happened to the phrase- "Better late than never." So forgive me that it has taken so long, but here is the update on our apartment. We moved in 2 weeks ago, and have been loving every minute since then! The Lord truly has blessed us with a wonderful new home. I just wanted to share some pictures with y'all... so come along for the tour. This is our new beginning.

Welcome to the Thaxton home! 

The wreath was actually used on the outside doors at the church last year at our wedding.

From the front door to the left is the dining area. (Those are my beautiful anniversary flowers from Blake! They were such a wonderful surprise!)

From the front door to the right is the living room

 Our AMAZING kitchen! So in love with our countertops and all of our new appliances!

Such a great pantry!

 It's the little things that matter... like having an ice maker =)

 Guest bathroom between the kitchen and guest bedroom. (I left out a picture of the guest bedroom for now. It is still a work in progress...)

Off of the living room... we have a "sunroom"

 The sunroom will soon be home to my sewing machine! =) Also, the wicker is a paint job in progress... it won't be all different colors like that for long.

 The "bar"/decorative area/storage between the living room and master bedroom

 The laundry room across from the bar. This is a HUGE upgrade from the "laundry hall" we had before.

 The master bedroom

 Other half of the master bedroom

Master bathroom

Well that ends our tour!! I hope you enjoyed. Let me know what you think!

Love Never Fails

Today is a big day for me and Blake... it's our 1 year anniversary!! I cannot believe it has already been 1 year! Time really does fly. We have had so many wonderful memories over the past year. I can't even begin to describe all we have been through over the past 365 days. The Lord has taught me so much about love... true love. So in honor of our anniversary, I am just going to share a few verses of Scripture about love.

1 Corinthians 13:4-8

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.  Love never fails.

Ecclesiastes 4:12

Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.

John 3:16

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

John 13:34-35

A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.

Ephesians 5:22-33

Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior. Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything. 

Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless. In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. After all, no one ever hated his own body, but he feeds and cares for it, just as Christ does the church— for we are members of his body. "For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh."This is a profound mystery—but I am talking about Christ and the church. However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.

P.S. We are all moved in to our apartment. I will post a blog later this week with pictures!! Get excited!!