Resting In His Timing

Well, we decided to take our house "off the market" for the winter.

While we were in Florida enjoying the sunshine we received an email from our realtor with a house that was around the neighborhood that we wanted to move to. And then we received three calls that people wanted to view our trailer. Great! We really felt like God was opening some doors.

When we returned home we called the realtor with a long list of homes for us to look at and set up appointments for the three people to see our trailer. And after visiting all 7 homes, we did not feel God calling us to move. None of the houses were "perfect." And I say that loosely. ;) The ones that were nicer weren't in the neighborhood we would like to be in, and the ones in the neighborhood would require a lot of work. There were some beautiful older homes with gorgeous wood and neat built-ins (plus fun nooks and crannys for our boys to hide in) but they all required major work - foundational, wiring, demolition, major cleaning, window replacement - not where our gifts are. ;)

The next day we were waiting at home for our first appointment for someone to visit. They were 30 minutes late so Jonathan called them and they said "sorry, we already found something." I have to admit that I was pretty disappointed. Not just that they didn't call, or that they had already found something, but that I had managed to keep the house clean for about 24hrs. ;)

I went to bed that night and didn't sleep. I prayed and prayed. I walked around our house in the dark and prayed in each room - even the boys' room (good thing they're good sleepers). I just wasn't feeling at peace. I prayed for God to give us a clear sign of what to do next? Where do we go from here? Do we sell and find an apartment? Do we just get one of the houses and pray that God is willing it? I finally fell asleep around 6:30a and our next appointment was at 10a. Jonathan woke me at 8:30a and said that the 2nd couple canceled. Then I fell into a peaceful sleep. ;) God was closing doors and I was so grateful.

Sunday morning I voiced my concerns to Sue at church and was telling her that I just wasn't feeling at peace about selling and finding something else. I really wanted Jonathan to call the last woman and cancel the appointment but he didn't know if he wanted to do that. But after some prayer he decided to give her a call. She said that they were interested in buying it and moving it to Okoboji in the spring to put on the lake. She asked if our bay window had a seating area and we said that's where the kitchen sink is. They really wanted a bay window with seating so they could look out over the lake. So that was it. They decided it wasn't the trailer they were looking for.

So we are taking the sign out of our yard for the winter. I feel more at peace and I think Jonathan does too. We really want to buy a home in a place where we can do ministry and we just didn't feel God leading us to a home at this time. We will relist in the spring when the VetMed students are looking (March or something like that) and pray that God will lead us to a home. Thanks for your prayers through this process and we'll be needing them again in the spring. For now, we'll just rest in God as we enjoy our home. ;)