If I lived in a farmhouse...

 {Credits: Inspired by a lovely post written by my friend Michelle from Emerald Cove titled "If I had a beach house", which I enjoyed so much I have written my own version of this theme!}

If I lived in a farmhouse, it wouldn't have to be perfect.

Of course, we would want to avoid one that was too much of a fixer upper...

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But I wouldn't mind one that needed a little help here and there.

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It would be an old home, and each room would have a story to tell...

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 We'd fix it up and make it home sweet home.

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It would have a wide front porch with a swing for relaxing with a cup of coffee,



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 and a porch ceiling painted a soft shade of blue. 



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It would have old wood floors that creak a little when you walk on them...
 

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...and a claw foot bathtub, the perfect tonic for those long hours working on the house or around the farm.

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If I lived in a farmhouse, I would wake up early each morning to the sounds of my chickens clucking.



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They would be wanting their breakfast, and I would need to collect the eggs.

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Every day I would tend to the other animals and the kitchen garden...



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 I would drive an old Chevy truck, just perfect for driving into town and picking up groceries or hay for our animals.

 

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We would have a little cottage next door~ a cute little cottage, sweet and cozy...



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It would be our little bed and breakfast cottage...


On our land I would grow a small lavender farm. You could find me there weeding and planting to my heart's content.

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And there would have to be a purple bench nearby!

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If I lived in a farmhouse, I would look out our kitchen window and see our fields...

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Wide open spaces to live and grow...


And we would watch glorious sunsets together from our front porch



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...or while taking an evening walk.

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And we would thank God that we lived in such a beautiful place and called it home.

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This is the little dream that we hold close, and pray one day will be for our family. But we have decided there are ways to have a farmhouse in the country, even if you don't live there! More on these ideas later...


Thank you for stopping by for a visit, and I hope you have a lovely Monday! :)


Blessings,
Jenni