We’ve been studying the real estate pages for almost a year. We’ve driven by and walked through a fair number of homes. We prayed for God to make it glaringly obvious where we’re supposed to be, and what house we’re supposed to buy. And He did. So, this summer we’ll be moving into our own home on Happy Lady Lane!
Centreville, Maryland is a little town on the Eastern Shore, about twenty minutes past the Bay Bridge. It boasts the oldest courthouse in continuous use, and one of two 18th century courthouses in Maryland. Population in 2010 was just over 4,000. The middle and high schools both face fields which, although they are now barren, will soon be green with corn.
As you drive into town you pass three immense and beautiful Victorian homes, which also contribute to the town’s ambiance. Ben and I have driven through town numerous times in the last few months, just enjoying the beautiful Victorian and Colonial homes that line the streets. Intermixed of course, with modern homes, such as the one that will soon be ours.
Perhaps at some time in the future we’ll sell this little green house on Happy Lady Lane and buy one of the modest and sweet Victorian homes with their artfully painted exteriors and inviting front porches. But for now we are excited to be the first occupants of a newly constructed home, complete with stainless steel appliances and pristine wood floors.
A small town isn’t for everyone. But we’re excited about the slower pace, about the feeling of community that you feel when you step into the Commerce Street Creamery to buy a sandwich and a piece of Belgian waffle dipped in fudge and everyone is warm and friendly. We’re excited about taking our evening walks with our puppy Jake down streets that offer a quaint and appealing view. From our new home, we can ride our bikes to the water and walk along the banks of the Corsica River and daydream about jet skis and boats.
I’ll have to find a new job once we move, but I’m praying God will provide a way as He has in the past for me to also continue to invest in my dream of having a writing career. This little town, full of history and character, has what Anne of Green Gables would call “scope for the imagination.” And I’m looking forward to tapping into it as I pursue both publishing my current novel and writing another.
For now, this is the chapter in life called “Buying a Home.”
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