There's no place like home.

1700 square feet: The size of the first home we ever bought. It was a townhouse and we loved it.

4000 square feet: The size of the second home we bought. It was a six bedroom, three bath. We had 2 children. We loved it.

400 square feet: The size of the garage we lived in. Yes, you read that right. Garage. We had two children and one on the way. We didn't love it but we were grateful to have it and we made it work.

6000 square feet.: The size of the house that we were supposed to start construction on when we lived in said garage. We loved the house plans that we had designed and we were going to have 3 children.

2300 square feet: The size of the home that we bought when we decided it was a bad idea to build the aforementioned house. We weren't in love with the location and it just didn't feel like it was the right time. It really felt like God was guiding us in another direction. We still had 3 children.

1400 square feet: The size of the rental home that we just went and looked at and FELL IN LOVE with. It is about 100 feet from the front door of the church, and two blocks away from a park, a beautiful cemetary, a coffee shop, the library, and the bank. It's tiny, cramming 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and two stories in that 1400 square feet. We loved it and we are going to have 4 children, one dog, one cat, and one Steve working from home in it.

5000 square feet: The size of the home that we'll start building in the spring. On 5 acres. 5 acres that couldn't feel more right or more blessed by God. We'll live there with our 4 children, our existing animals, and maybe some chickens. And you know what? We'll be the same family we were in that little garage.

Home is where our heart is. Our heart is in our family. Our family will always be home.