Changes part 3

As we continued to go through our daily routines we also continued to wonder where we were going to live. We thought the house on Water Oak, five houses down from Don and Kathy was it but it had already been longer than normal and we were not getting any confirmation that we would get a closing date. As days became weeks and weeks started becoming months we weren't sure what to do. We continued to look at other houses but nothing seemed right. Even though we were comfortable staying with Brian and Diane we felt like gypsies.

We prayed a lot for God's guidance so we wouldn't forget our reasons for moving and maybe settle for the wrong house or location. Finally, after many weeks, we asked our agent to again come up with a list of houses fitting our criteria that we could look at. We spent a full day looking at houses and then she said she had one more that just went on the market that day. She said it was priced a little higher than what we had budgeted but convinced us to take a look at it. This house was also a short sale, like Water Oak, but there was a lawyer handling it so it should move quicker. We were hesitant but figured since we were in the area we might as well take a look.

When we pulled up in front of the house at 148 Nivana Dr we thought we had spotted a little piece of Americana. The house was ten years old, nice lawn, attached garage, shade tree in the front; we were both not sure what to say. Most of the houses we were looking at needed work and we planned to budget extra money to do repairs. We walked into this house and realized it was move in ready. Kim was probably the quietest I had seen her concerning any of the houses we had looked at.

We went home and discussed the houses we had looked at that day. Kim said she was hesitant to say anything about the last house we looked at because she loved it and didn't want to get her hopes up since it was more than we had planned to spend. We needed to give our agent an answer so we prayed, looked at the numbers and decided that since we didn't have to budget much for repairs the price was something we could afford, and we both liked the house, so we made an offer. We signed the contract the next day and continued to pray for God's guidance. We were very excited but a bit apprehensive. Would this turn out to be another long wait?

To shorten what would otherwise be a much longer story, we did get a closing date of October 1 for the house on Nivana. After fourteen weeks of not having our own home, we moved in to our little piece of Americana. It has been almost a year now since we moved in and Kim will still say that she loves our little vanilla house. It isn't perfect and there are still things that need to be done but it is just right for us. We no longer have a pool to take care of, the yard is smaller and we are close to the kids and grand kids. We thank the Lord for His provision.