Almost ready

Well, here we are, exactly one week from the date we are heading out of town (hopefully). We had hoped to be signing this week on our house and closing, but the new date or deadline is the 27th. We will know more in a couple of days.
The house is totally empty (except for phone) and everything has been cleaned. So, it is nice to have all that done. We are still enjoying our "home" and the boys are especially enjoying playing with the dog. Josiah has really taken to her and will call Zoey and she almost always comes right away. If she doesn't come right away Josiah will yell, Zo-WAY, and that usually does the trick. Josiah always has a funny way of saying things like "horsey", would be "Horse-SAY". It will be fun to hear him pick up the accent when we get to Texas!

Yard Sale

The goal of today was to get rid of as much furniture as possible! Making money was secondary, but we were happy with our end total. We marked the remaining few things with a big free sign and left it by the curb...so maybe it will ALL be gone by the end of the weekend. Since we are traveling in a truck and travel (camping) trailer, we have limited space for big and bulky items. Today we were able to sell our washer/dryer, beds, tv, extra tables and all kinds of outdoor tools. And, to top it off we sold our Ford Taurus. Good riddance to that car...ahhh... I won't dwell on that, but thank you Lord for blessing us with a terrific turn out. We love that we can bless people too by practically giving away needed and useful items to those who need them. And, whenever someone asked where we were moving to it opened up an opportunity to share about God's leading in our lives...very cool.
So, we are tired today and a little sunburned, but thankful to have all of that extra stuff completely (almost) gone.
Tomorrow we are spending the day with my family and extended family in Ellensburg. It will be a last visit with the grandma's and grandpa's and aunts and uncles for awhile.

A home away from home

We have "moved" into our new home for the next 3+ weeks. Thankfully, it is fully furnished, clean and a wonderful break from the chaos at the house we are packing and cleaning. The boys are enjoying playing with "new" toys and dog and both Casey and the boys have enjoyed playing the Wii too...we like it so much, we might not leave...just kidding. I didn't realize how draining it was on me to be living among the chaos of a 1/2 packed house the last couple of weeks and still trying to maintain regular care for my family. It is a blessing to have some place to retreat to when we are done packing for the day.
No new news on the house except that the lenders are working diligently to get the underwriting done as soon as possible. It is nice to have great communication from them to our realtor.

It's July!

Well, here we are in July already. On July 1st we signed with our back-up buyer. Our first buyer did not seem able to get a loan, at least not in the time frame we were waiting for. The back up buyer looks much stronger and is working with a local lender/bank which should speed things up quite a bit. It looks like we are on track to close before our "departure" date of July 28th.

On July 4th we will be moving into a friends house to take care of it and their dog while they are on a month long mission trip to Haiti. It will be nice to have another place to live and stuff to use so that we can finish up our packing and get everything loaded up. We will be making our move to Texas in a truck and travel trailer, so if it doesn't fit...it's not going! The hardest part is deciding what we can fit (and want to take) and what needs to find a new home. It was so nice to have a friend come over the other day to help me pack and tell me what to do! All the decisions that need to be made, regardless of the significance, tend to get overwhelming at times. But, we are moving forward and every day I find myself more eager to go.

Selling our house - update

Well, after a full month it looks like our buyer will not be able to get financing to buy our house after all. This is one of those times where I am reminded that His ways are not my ways. We do have enough time to get another buyer in place before we leave, but every day that goes by is making the closing date and our move date closer and closer. Even so, we will continue with our plans to move out of our house at the end of June and trust that God is in control.

We've got housing!!!

We received a notice from the seminary today that we've been assigned housing. We are very pleased (and thankful) to have a town house. It is about the largest place we could get (an approximate 920 square feet).
It is nice to know where we are going to be living and have an address too!

The little things

It is the little things that God has done that show me most how much He cares for me. It's in those little things, the tiny details that He shows Himself to be personal to me. He is not far off, distant or cold. No, He is near and He cares for me. Just this past week He has used five different people to bless me greatly. Each in their own way, with just the words I needed to hear, or the action that touched my heart.

Because Your lovingkindness is better than life, My lips will praise You.
So I will bless You as long as I live; I will lift up my hands in Your name.