But busyness is not what this post is about today. It is about new beginnings and the fear, work, worry, stress, fun, excitement, joy, new memories, etc...that can bring.
So it all starting innocently enough. Keith and I were talking about few different things. New flooring (I had white carpet in my dinning room...I have 3 boys) and trying to figure out how to configure bunk beds in a 10X10 bedroom in order to fit the said 3 boys when we receive a foster child. We only had 3 bedrooms on the main floor and weren't ready for anyone to be in the basement bedroom. So as we discussed this my Dear Husband said, "I wonder if it is even worth the money to put flooring in (I'm thinking...yes it is, do you see the white carpet) let me call the our Realtor and just see what homes are selling for in our area." We had been seeing pretty low prices and didn't want to put much more money into our home. We had just finished the basement. Anyhow, the Realtor came out and much to our surprise homes like our were selling very well. So after mulling it over for a week or so, mostly me coming up with reasons we shouldn't and Keith coming up with reasons we should, we decided to put it on the market and see how it would do. I was just trusting God knowing if he didn't want us to move, our house wouldn't sell. We really gave the whole situation up to Him. And boy did He ever take over!!!
So after calling our Realtor to let him know, we were going to go for it, he came out and did his thing and it went up Tuesday morning. I will never forget driving by my house that Monday night after he had put the sign out. I was sick!!! I really really did not want to leave my home. The home I have brought all of my babies home to. All the birthday parties, late night feedings. All the work in the BASEMENT!!! I was still trusting God. Not joyfully though, that's for sure. Between showings and having to have the kids out of the house and keep the place perfect (Did I mention I have 3 Young Boys) I had had it. I lost 6 lbs. in a week. I was a wreck!!! We had 6 showings in 4 days and hadn't heard anything. I wasn't sure what to think and then it happened...Sunday morning 8am. Of course we are getting ready to head to church and our Realtor calls. Someone has placed an offer. I left this part up to Keith, so I can't give to many details. But after talking it over with a few people at church, praying and talking some more, we decided to go for it!
In the meantime, the Saturday before I had found a home I really liked. It was what we were looking for minus 1 bedroom. But the bedrooms were significantly larger. It was our favorite we had found in the perfect area etc...so we figured, hey if we are selling our house today, we might as well buy one too, right! And that is just what we did. God really did work out all the details! The moves went smoothly, thanks to everyone that helped!!!
Through all of this I was; however, still dealing with the yeah God really just did an amazing thing, but I still don't want to move. I liked my house. We could fit 3 boys in a 10X10 room. It would be fine!
God kept bring me back to this verse:
Genesis 12: 1-4
The Lord had said to Abram, “Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you.
4 So Abram went, as the Lord had told him; and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he set out from Harran. 5 He took his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, all the possessions they had accumulated and the people they had acquired in Harran, and they set out for the land of Canaan, and they arrived there.
I was reminded that God made this work, we left it up to Him and we said we trusted that it was what he wanted us to do then who am I to sit and complain. God has blessed us with a beautiful home. One that I hope to be content in for many year, unless he tells us to move on. I am trusting that He has great plans for us in this home He has given to us and I pray that we take advantage of every opportunity he gives us.
And hey, getting to come up with new decorating and organizing ideas for our new home and cooking in a much larger kitchen ain't so bad either. God is good! To bad I had to throw my little temper tantrum before I figured it out!
Hopefully I will be able to show off some great before and afters soon!!!
Until then!
