10 Years Later... And Some Spray Paint

In the spring of 2003 I put my 13 year old crafting skills to work on an unfinished chair. I only know it was the spring of 2003 because I happened to write it on the bottom of the chair.

   

Please note the moving sticker. And a truly theological quote about 'best friends' scrawled around the base of the seat. This chair has been through many stages of my life - including that awkward middle school stage.

But my favorite part lends itself to a small bit of maturity. I penned, in what I thought was a fancy font, Romans 13:14, "Clothe yourself with the Lord Jesus Christ." I wanted to remind myself to dress appropriately, and not follow all the trends that the mall was throwing at me at that age. It was an honest effort but you can just ask my mom - it didn't work!! I was violently effected by the need to have the coolest clothes, even if they weren't good for a young teenage girl to wear.

Now my chair is a lovely shade of blue. Sitting with it are the suitcase that I wrote about here, an orange chevron pillow I picked up at Hobby Lobby, and that super cute cat painting was a house warming gift from my aunt. It is a Laurie Meseroll painting. I think it adds a little character to my eclectic room!

Although I still love the verse from Romans, I have a new verse that reminds me how precious my whole self is to the Lord. It comes from 1 Corinthians 6:20: "You were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body."

Rather than paint penned across the top of a tacky but loveable chair, the verse is crudely written on a note card and tapped on the inside of my closet door. It hangs there to remind me of that truth while I get dressed. It is also inscribed upon my heart.

Kendal

Twine and Hooks

Here at "The Kastle" we have picture molding. I know, what is that? I wondered the same thing! My first thought when I walked into my house for the first time was, "Why is the crown molding removed from the ceiling about an inch?" I thought it was so strange! Then my smart and savvy friend told me it was picture molding. Our walls are plaster so nails either tear up the wall or do not go in very well. So, we use the molding to hang things!

My roommate and I both have names that start with 'K'. That has been very convenient when it comes to decorating. This is also why we have started to refer to our home as "The Kastle". The fact that our dad's think we are princesses might also have something to do with it...

The hooks either slide right over the top of the molding or need to be nailed in. Both ways work.

When we were first presented with the molding I was upset with it. I did not like that I would have to change how I like things to look or how I am used to arranging things. But I wanted to respect my home, so I did not want to just go blazing about with nails everywhere. Now I love it! I think it is so unique to our home and just adds to the girlishness of it all.

Isn't that life for us? We are presented with something we are uncomfortable with but then before you know it, you love it and would not want it any other way.

My pastor once said, "Contentment is not a matter of circumstance, it is a matter of choice." Are you going to be content today? You have the choice to be.

"...I have learned how to be content with whatever I have. I know how to live on almost nothing or with everything. I have learned the secret of living in every situation, whether it is with a full stomach or empty, with plenty or little." Philippians 4:11-12

Kendal