What does your house say about your marriage? Have you ever been into a house and you just know it’s a house filled with love and where the couple is happily married?
It may not be the smartest house, it may not always be the tidiest house, and it may not look like a display house. But have you ever noticed with display houses everything is so pristine and perfectly arranged that it’s hard to actually imagine a real family living there?
Recently Andrea wrote a blog about if your walls could talk what would they say. On that note, if someone came into your house what would it tell them about your marriage? I’m a great believer that you can tell a lot about the people from a house and a lot about the marriage and family life.
Once when we were out house hunting many years ago when our daughter was little we walked into a house. It was an older brick home with high ceilings, all beautifully presented and not just painted but decorated. There was such a feeling about that house that our young daughter freaked right out and I had my own negative feelings about the house. I knew we couldn’t live there.
Our house may not always be the tidiest house. It’s not filled with new, expensive furniture but one of the nicest compliments we received was from someone who said it was ‘a house filled with love.’ So what if everything doesn’t match or it’s not always perfectly decorated and tidy. A home is meant to be relaxed, and reflect the personalities of the owners rather than be a showpiece.
Another person told us they ‘always felt comfortable, relaxed and welcome there.’ So you could say our home does reflect our marriage in that we are loving, supportive, comfortable and happy with each other.
Growing up our children always felt comfortable and happy to bring their friends home. We’ve enjoyed entertaining friends at home, especially once I learned the lesson of keeping it simple and not going overboard.
Some houses are just that – houses, not homes. It’s like the song ‘a house is not a home.’ A home needs to be filled with love and care. So back to the original question what is your house saying about your marriage?
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