House of Mirrors

I love, love, LOVE this Ikea mirror. The scrolls, color, and oval design are beautiful. I've seen it all over my favorite DIY and thrifting blogs. Some of the bloggers turn it into a chalkboard or take the mirror part right out of it. Sure, it looks great as a chalkboard, but I still love it as a mirror.

We recently celebrated our second anniversary of moving from New England to the outskirts of Raleigh, North Carolina. I'm amazed that two years have gone by and yet it seems like we've been here longer. Within days of the moving truck being emptied two years ago, we hosted a few of our favorite people. Their visit from Nashville was a welcome distraction from an overwhelmed feeling that was beginning to settle in. 

Even though we had our laundry list of things we expected to accomplish on this adventure, I began to sense there was more. It became apparent that our family would begin a transformation beyond what we could comprehend or had planned.

When our friends arrived, I asked one of them to confirm what I was feeling. My friend has an amazing gift at picking up on the unseen - when a person has something going on internally, he can sense that a problem is present. His words to me were that he kept hearing, "house of mirrors" pertaining to my family and this new season we were in. Each one of us would have our issues shown to us through these mirrors. Every time we "saw" our issues, we could respond by acknowledging them or ignoring them, but they wouldn't just go away.

Mirrors, like this Ikea one serve a purpose and can be beautiful at the same time. They're designed to reflect back what gets within distance of them. Needless to say, this house of mirrors has continued and I have grown to welcome them when they pop up. Areas related to our finances, health, use of time, and relationships have been exposed. Each time something is revealed, it isn't easy, but I know they are a road to freedom so I no longer see them as a threat. I know the end result will allow us to be beautifully scrolled and shaped.