Not only was it built by our very own hands, but my husband designed it. This GREAT room serves as a family room, a classroom, an art workshop, a sewing room, and a communication centre. We are connected here - to one another through our family times, and to the world through the internet.
It's a bright space, with eleven windows. It's an airy space, with a cathedral ceiling. Yet it's a cosy space, with warm dark brown flooring, and couches that invite you to curl up and read.
I love this room, and the family that built it. I love looking at the painted walls, the trimmed ceilngs, the new laminate flooring, and thinking about all of the little details that went into the renovations.
Today, after Linda wrote her blog, she called me over to read it. I sat down at her computer, and the pain in my neck warned me that I couldn't stay in that position for long. I stood, and read, and as I finished, I marvelled that my desk is 2 and a half inches shorter than Linda's, and that makes all the difference.
When Daniel built my desk, he built the desktop to fit onto my existing drawers, from a rather short old desk I had. It fits me perfectly, and the placement of my monitor is just right. I can look at the monitor without hurting my neck.
He built the kids' desks approximately 2.5 inches higher. They're just the right height for my tall children - but just a bit too high for me. This wasn't planned, by Daniel, or any of us. But God, Who is rich in mercy, took care of that little detail. He guided my son as he sawed and drilled and screwed the desks in place. And He ordained that my desk would be at the perfect height for me.
The little things matter. God blesses us in the work we do.
Deut. 2:7 For the Lord your God has blessed you in all the work of your hands.
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