The End is Drawing Near...

It is so strange, we are moving away from our townhome. It is just really starting to sink in now, I guess with all of the chaos of getting a whole house packed you forget to really contemplate what is about to happen. I'm getting sentimental and sappy, thinking of all of the memories. As I look around the house, I see empty walls, empty cupboards and a lot of piles of boxes waiting to be moved. It feels like I'm leaving an old friend in a way. I feel like we are deserting it, it's funny. We have over 5 years of great memories, including bringing home our first child and now it sits almost empty, waiting for our final departure. This week has been a lot of "lasts"...our last drive home from church on Sunday, our last garbage day, you get the idea. We've known nothing else for the last 5 years so we are grieving the loss of our normalness and getting ready to embrace a new norm! We are sad to say goodbye to our townhome, it has treated us well. I may shed some tears on Friday night or Saturday morning as we pull away for the last time, but we believe we are pulling away to an even more exciting place. We are looking forward to the future but we will always remember the great times we've had here!

We're Moving...but we don't know where!

So, we found out we have a renter for our townhouse. Yea, God! That is huge because it gives us one clear answer...keep packing, we are moving. There is one huge variable left--where are we moving? At this point we know there are two options. We are either moving into our new home or in with my parents. We are praying that the Lord's will is for the new house, but if it isn't we are ok with living with Dad & Mom for awhile. If that happens we know God has another house for us, in time. We are feeling a huge relief and are excited to have some direction. The lack of understanding on the house thing is difficult but we are holding fast to the Lord & we know he is in control. We know we are a family, no matter where we live! Well, that is it for now until we know more! Thanks for your prayers & we appreciate continued prayer in the next couple of weeks.

Sitting in Uncertainty

If you haven't heard, Justin & I bought a house, yea! Unfortunately we have hit some pretty big bumps in the road with mortgage rules. Five days ago, in reaction to the market, the mortgage regulations changed and have now left us caught in the middle. We are supposed to have 6 months of reserve in our bank account to cover both our townhome and new home's payments. This has to be on account for at least two months and is in addition to the money we need to have in our bank account for the down payment. Needless to say, they expect us to have a HUGE amount of money in our account--which we don't have. We also looked into an FHA and at this point we are seeing our monthly payments would be higher than the conventional mortgage, making it almost impossible for us to do. So, we are stuck. We are sorting out our options and looking into alternatives for mortgages and seeing if there is anything that can be done. We know our God is bigger than this situation and He can work it out. He can also choose to let us loose this house and prepare us for something else. Either way, we will trust Him. It is hard, being uncertain of your future. We are sitting in a half packed up house not knowing which way to go...forward or backward. We are learning that we have to put our full trust in God and believe that His purpose is for our good. Who knows what lies ahead...we may end up living with my parents, living in our new house or living in our townhome awhile longer. Yes, we are exhausted and confused, but we are holding fast to the scripture that says when I am weak, then He is strong!Proverbs 31:17 ~ Praise the Lord that He is holding us in this time of unknown. He is the best place to find peace & we know we will soon enough know the direction we go! Please pray with us that we will be at peace with whatever the result is, but pray, Lord willing, that we can have our house and we believe that He wants us there. We will keep you updated!!