Are you living your best life? Stop playing house and build a forever home.

Foundation: mutual respect

Plumbing: communication

Electrical: spirituality

Walls: family, friends and accountability

Fireplace/furnace: love, affection and passion

Roof: trust

Imagine a quiet evening at home. You’ve eaten dinner and gotten comfortably settled on the couch in your softest loungewear with a nice after dinner coffee or tea. 

Sounds nice doesn’t it? Think about your life. If this was an evening in the life of you. What are your surroundings like? Is there peace in your home? Do you feel loved and appreciated by your spouse? Do your children respect you and listen to your direction? What is the flow like? Is there order in your home? 

No one has a perfect life. But your home should be the highlight of your best life. It may not be quiet by any means. It may be vibrant and exciting and boisterous; the halls may be bustling with activity; cooking in the kitchen, laundry in the back room, football game in the family room, video games in the basement, FaceTime calls from the bedroom. Whatever home sounds like it should feel peaceful. The peace in knowing that the core areas of your household are in good shape. They are being maintained appropriately. Solid foundation, plumbing is flowing free and clear of obstruction. Electrical is up to code with no shorts or frayed wiring. Walls are solid and positioned in the perfect places, covered with beautiful memories and reminders of good times. Fireplace is filled with crackling wood, warming the entire home from the center. Roof is solid and protective from the outdoor elements. Those are the elements of a forever home. 

There is no doubt how important these basic elements are to a happy, healthy home life. The physical, material, spiritual elements. 

How do you insure that you build well from the beginning

How do you regularly and properly maintain your home

How do you identify and make needed repairs

But let’s dig deeper and put this into perspective of your marriage. You’ve heard the saying “happy wife, happy life” or happy spouse, happy house. What condition is your house in? If you’ve been married for some time now, there are likely areas that are in need of maintenance. How’s your foundation, is there a few cracks here and there from settling?  Be quick to make repairs. [written Nov 19, 2018]