End of one Adventure; Beginning of Another

After nearly two years of anticipation and uncertainty, we finally seem to have reached the end of this particular journey and are about to begin on a new one. The past two years have consisted of remodeling our home of 16 years, putting it on the market, taking it off, putting it on again, looking for just the right home, thinking we'd found it and realizing we hadn't, discussing everything from starting a family business to moving to New Zealand (only in a half serious sort of way), coming full circle back around to a house which we had seen and loved exactly a year ago. We made an offer on the home, but the acceptance process was lengthy and it was a couple months before we heard anything. Finally, on Thursday all of our wondering, and consideration, and doubting, and hoping came to an end when we learned that our offer had been accepted. Whew! what an interesting couple years this has been. There have been a lot of lessons learned and we have discovered anew the faithfulness and sovereignty of God.

Without further ado...here is a picture of "our" new house.

The grand staircase...I can just see myself sweeping down it in a gorgeous print calico dress over a large hoop skirt with leather lace-up boots just peeking out from beneath. Oh wait! We're going to be farmers, right? Well, I suppose farmers must dress up sometime. The rest of the time I will be in a gingham check prairie dress with a large sunbonnet and thick leather boots. If only...(sigh).

We still have the inspection to go through and then the house closes on the 3rd. Lord willing, we will be moving in on the 5th. The amazing thing about all of this is that Daddy and Mommy went to see the home for the first and only time on December 5th of last year. They fell in love with its secluded location and beautiful, flat acreage, but after a short time gave up on the idea of getting the house. A few months ago, however, the real estate agent called to see if Daddy and Mommy were still interested. We put in a bid and waited with great uncertainty. After a several ups and downs we received word that the house was ours and we could have it by December 3rd (another prayer answered: we would be moved before Christmas). Our move in date is planned for exactly a year to the day since Daddy and Mommy first saw the house.

The most important room in the house. After all, the food goes into it in its natural raw or uncooked state and comes out again in beautiful, tasty dishes.

This adventure is one that we do not want to forget. We need to catalogue it in our family history as an act of God's great faithfulness. "Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons' sons." Deut. 4:9

God is good, His timing is perfect, and His ways are inscrutable. To Him be all of the glory.