Monday, October 19, 2009

a new house?

well...its been a crazy journey these past few weeks during our house search. I always thought  selling should be the hard part :) Just kidding, we are incredibly grateful to have our house under contract and be in a "buying" position. But it has been harder than we thought. After the first house went under contract before we got to it, we started looking again and ended up finding a home we loved, ready to be built in an amazing neighborhood, on a great lot (next to a little creek), for an amazing deal! Well, four weeks after waiting for a soil test, we found out the builder was leaving the neighborhood! Crazy. This is an amazing builder and its the first time they have ever backed out of an unfinished neighborhood. We considered the model home, but they wouldn't come down to our price. So, where does that leave us? At first a little perplexed, but then realizing the Lord must be taking us in a different direction. We relooked at a previous home and really fell in love with it. Its just as big and has all the features of the house we wanted to build, is close to lots of our friends, has a much bigger yard and is way less expensive. Amazing how we passed over it before. Well, we wrote up an offer for them tonite (to be submitted in the morning). Pray all goes well! I feel like I am just waiting to hear some reason why we can't get that house, but know that lacks a lot of faith in God who is fully in control of all things! He knows what house we'll end up in and there is no place I'd rather be. Thanks for your prayers.

4 comments:

Lindsay said...

It is a whirlwind! But a good one. I am praying for you guys Jeanie. And anxiously waiting to see what God does:))

The Nilsen Nest said...

I've been thinking of you all a lot lately! Thanks for the update! Praying!

Denise said...

Seriously, Jeanie, this is amazing!!!! I am praying for you all these next 24 hours!

Carolyn said...

Buying was more difficult for us than selling (though that wasn't easy either). Do you remember how they botched the lot on the home we were building? That was just one of our difficulties. But in the end things worked out and we are quite happy here. Hoping the same for you!