Obviously, I took a blogging break for a while. The busy-ness of life has been overwhelming recently. Life isn't any less busy, but I seem to be managing it a little better lately.
New on the home front....We are buying a house.
I don't know if it's just us, but even deciding whether or not to buy a house was a difficult decision. Such is the life of those in ministry.
First, the reverend hubby's calling doesn't always lend itself to being in one place for a long time. We hope we're here in our little town at our current rockin' church FOREVER, but who knows what God has planned?
Secondly, we're trying to bring Zach home. This is an expensive endeavor. Was now really the time to be buying a home?
We had decided to stay in our rental home that we like, in a neighborhood we really like.
Then a house comes on the market that more than meets our needs for a phenomenal price that will save us money every month. We made a ridiculous offer. They accepted it. We had the home inspection that showed a few minor issues that have to be addressed. They offered money to fix it.
All along in this process, our prayer has been, "Lord, we are not wise people. We are dumb sheep. Will you please slam the door in our face, if this is NOT what You want for us?"
But, the door seems to stay wide open. In fact, last week, our landlord agreed to let us out of our lease even though we are under contract here until April. This, even though he recently lost his job.
We have been left shaking our head at the way God seems to be in the details. I don't know why God blesses us this way. I personally believe it's because Brad is the person who most closely resembles Christ of anyone that has walked the earth since the Ascension.
Some days I think I married Jesus. And it can be frustrating to have such a perfect spouse.
Really. It can.
Particularly when the other one of us probably more closely resembles the archenemy.
(BTW...Brad would disagree with nearly everything I've said about he and I here, but that's just because he's so dang humble. I know the truth.)
So why this place? Well, it has a lot of room outside. And it's all on one level.
Some of M's needs include some mobility issues. Being in a house with a steep staircase, even though it's gated off, is scary at times. A visiting child or someone else mistakenly leaves the gate open and M runs up the stairs. (It's the coming down part that is scariest.) I often carry him up or down the stairs. This is tricky because the stairs are quite steep and I have fallen a couple times (though, thank heavens, not while I was carrying him). But I think about it every time I'm carrying him on the steps. Our new guy will have many of the same delays and issues that M has. This new place offers peace of mind just in the fact that there are no stairs and navigation will be much easier.
Plus, everybody's underwear will be on the same floor, which makes a mama happy on laundry day.
This new house is 40+ years old (built in the 60's baby!) and about 600 square feet bigger than our current home, though we didn't go looking for a bigger house.
How many more kids do you think we can fit in that one before we outgrow it? I'm hoping a bigger place is indication of a bigger family!
So, that's it. We're moving. Again. But at least we're staying in the same town at the same church or I would not feel like celebrating.
I heard Adrian Rogers on TV last night say when God called them to leave their church in Florida and move to the church in Tennessee that he wound up pastoring for over 30 years, that he and his wife cried like babies as they drove away.
I get it. But I sure hope I never have to really get it.
In the meantime, we are so thankful for God's work in our lives here and the way He lets us catch little glimpses of His hand.
We are blessed so much more than we deserve.
Heather
