So, the house thing... We scrambled (like you wouldn't believe and with LOTS of help from family and friends) to get the house ready to go on the market. We made it beautiful and left town (with much angst and stress before-hand) on Thursday, May 29th. The plan was to list it that weekend, and it just seemed easier to have the whole family out of the house. Ryan and his dad had a CropKing training in NY, so I stayed with my family in Stroudsburg for a couple of days. We had actually sent Ryleigh up to the Ehst Farm on Tuesday with her grandma, so as to have a couple of days to clean the house without her messing it up.
Anyway... Another example of the little ways God steps into our world to remind us who's in charge. We left on Thursday with neither Ryan nor I in a very good mood. I was especially cranky, because in addition to being exhausted, I hadn't had lunch by the time we left at 4:30. I was not feeling the love! We had dropped off the Hyundai at the body shop the day before (getting the vandalism painted over) and were driving a rental car. I assure you, I had looked at the car inside, driven it, adjusted the mirror, etc. This time, however, I noticed a paper tucked into the visor. I'd swear it wasn't there before. I was actually trying to figure out if I had left the car unlocked at anytime for someone to put it there. God sure knows when I need to be humbled, when I need a reminder. Here it was. Tucked in the visor were two pieces of paper, the first of which had the words to a poem "Do You Believe in Angels?" The second page was Psalms 33:18-22,
But the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him
on those whose hope is in his unfailing love,
to deliver them from death
and keep them alive in famline.
We wait in hope for the Lord;
he is our help and our sheidl.
In him our hearts rejoice, for we trust his holy name.
May your unfailing love rest upon us, O Lord,
even as we put our hope in you.
The page concluded with a little note about faith and belief, and this quote: "I stopped telling God how big the storm was, and started telling the storm how big God is!"
Oh, yeah. God, you are in control. You are over all this. This is your will. This is what I prayed for. Sort of. Your version of it. Which is better. Way better. Always has been. Always is. Always will be.
Now, our soon-to-be (God willing) old house was taken care of as far as getting on the market, what about a place to move to? That's important. God will handle that one, too. I think He's trying to prove to me this is His will for our family and remove every hindrance, every obstacle, every excuse for resistance I might offer. We knew of two different families in PA with rental homes they were willing to hold for us. While we were up there that weekend (last weekend of May/first of June), we went to see them. Unfortunately, neither of them would really work for us. Now what? We scoured the Internet and the newspaper, but everything seemed too far away or had some other major flaw. Then Ryan's mom handed me one of those little shopper's guide papers and told me to check that. After going through all the Classifieds (they weren't in any order), we found three possibilities. We were able to go see all three of them that Monday. All three were viable options, but we definitely had a favorite. God was definitely at work in providing our new home, the one He had planned for us. Feeling better about this. Just have to sell the home in Burke.
Back to the townhouse in Burke. Don't know exactly which day the house was officially listed, June 1st or 2nd. We had people coming every day, some coming back a second time. Tried not to get excited. Oh yeah. Before I go further. Melissa has claimed we'd sell in a week. I believed God would do it, but it was only mustard-seed faith. God has been so good, would he keep it up? Did we deserve to keep seeing His hand so apparent in our lives? Did I need Him to? Maybe yes to that last one. Needless to say, faith can move mountains, when you truly believe, don't just say the words, but truly believe. We had a contract on June 5th. Three or four days! Our God is an awesome God!
In less than a week, we had a contract on our old house and a place to move to. A new "old house." You see, it's a converted carriage house. It's really cool. I'm even getting excited about it. The kitchen/dining area is a little small, but the girls will have a play room, we will have an office, and we have three bedrooms and two full baths (one for the girls, one for us). And there's lots of closets and storage space. I get a new washer and dryer. *smile*
God is in the details. God is providing. God is moving. Some days I feel like I'm just along for the ride. And that's OK. Riding with God... can't think of a better ride. And so Journey Ehst continues (in a northern direction). In three weeks. Oh yeah, that's the other part. We close on July 1st. God is moving and so are we... fast!
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