Well I stole away to my parents' computer room so I could share our wonderful news with all our friends (our internet's still down):
As of last wednesday, we are finally home-owners!
In February of this year we began to pray for a house. And then we waited. And prayed. And waited. And then about two weeks ago we officially started looking...quite certain that God already had a house picked out for us - we just needed to find it.
On Saturday of last week we went to look at two houses. Both of them were alright, but they were over our budget, and they both needed a lot of work - two ingredients for disaster. After looking at the second house we felt a bit discouraged, wondering just how long this journey was going to take, and if there was actually anything out there in our price range.
So we went onto the yard of this house and were chatting with our real estate agent and my parents when my Uncle Ron and Aunt Jo drove past. They happen to live two doors down the street, so they waved us over to chat.
Very shortly into our conversation they shared that they had just put in an offer on a house that they loved. I eyed their house and with a hesitant hope in my heart asked, "How much are you thinking of selling your house for?" (and I was thinking much, much more than our budget.)
When they shared with us their asking price our jaws dropped - because it was EXACTLY our budget...only their house is bigger and better than anything we had imagined we could afford!
In fact, it's a 5 bedroom split level home!!
Within a few days, everything was settled...and we are the happy new owners of a home that goes above and beyond what we ever imagined. God is so faithful. Can hardly wait to have y'all over!!
p.s. We needed a washer and dryer for this house and recently began to pray about that. Today we moved our new washer and dryer - in great condition - which we paid FIFTY dollars for - to our future garage. FIFTY DOLLARS! We do serve an awesome God!
10 comments:
YAY!! God is SO good! Can't wait to see the rest of the house! :)
YAY! I am soooo pumped for you guys. Congrats!
Wow...congratulations!!!!! God is so good:)
God is good, ALL the time!!!!!
When do you get to move in?
Lisa Moser
Wow! Everytime I read a Rob and Jacki God story I cry. It's just amazing! Congratulations on such an awesome house!
That's awesome! Soooooooo happy for you!
Jacki - I'm so pumped for you!! :) That is such an awesome story - I love those divine appointments where He totally sets you up! The house looks so lovely and cute on the outside, I can't wait to see the inside! I still definitely want to have you all over for a visit to our house, but then I can't wait for a chance to come over to yours! To repeat the others - when do you move in and when do we get to see more pics?? Anywho, congratulations on becoming a home owner - He really is so faithful!
Excellent choice! The children raised in that particular house are SOOOO smart! :) And lovely, and..well.. humble!
Any news yet on an early possession? How is the furnace shopping going? We did that a few years ago and it was rather confusing. God bless in the weeks to come!!
Praise God - that is so awesome, Jacki! And what a beautiful house!!
Praise God! Yipeeee!!!
When are you moving in?
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