Gosh, has it been almost a month since my last post!?! I can not believe how fast the time has gone by. We have been really busy as a family, but other than a very fun trip to my aunts house at the beach there has not been anything really exciting sine I last wrote. Unfortunately I have filled my computer up with tons of photos and it won't hold more right now. When I get that situation figured out I will post some pictures of our fun filled Forth of July trip.
As far as the house hunt goes I think we may have found one. Not the one from the last post though. Out of 10 offers ours was second best. So obviously God didn't intend that one for us. I'll try to do a better job of updating this and fill everyone in on the current house that we are looking into.
So, once again this is a no picture post. Hope to remedy that very soon though!
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Houses and Prayer
I usually try to have pictures in a post, and have them be fun and kind of on the surface. I really don't know everyone who reads this and I am trying not to be a downer. However, I am really struggling right now and need an outlet, so here you go...
Just before My Man and I got married (almost 13 years ago!) I was able to purchase a manufactured home in a park. It seemed wonderful and was so spacious. We lived right next door to our church and were able to open it up and have youth group activities and even Sunday school classes there. We felt fortunate that we didn't have to begin our marriage in an apartment. We lived in it for seven years and had our first baby there. We have a lot of great memories there. Unfortunately during that time we discovered that it was making me very sick. I wasn't able to hold down jobs and it made finances very difficult. Our marriage suffered. It was also starting to make our son sick. It had decreased in value over 50% and we had no hope of selling it to have a down payment for anything else.
Very long story short, we have been out of it for almost six years now, and thankfully both Mr B and I have recovered. We had to work really hard to climb our way out of debt, preparing for the day that we could buy our first place together. Being a stay at home mom limits our budget to one income. I am in no way complaining. I feel so very fortunate to have that privilege. It does place restrictions on what we can afford, though. Last November we decided that it was finally time to start looking to buy a house. We have seen many houses (thanks Amie!) and I have literally spent countless hours on the internet researching, looking, and dreaming. Thankfully My Man and I have the same dream. Land. Garden. Animals. Room for the boys to run. Room for us to breathe. To live as much off the grid as we can. To be a safe haven.
We have gotten all of our financing in place (boy was that a great feeling!) and have even made two offers, both rejected. We realize that we can't afford all of the land that we want, and that we will need to adjust our expectations a bit. It's just that every place that we have looked at felt like we were settling, I mean, really settling. Except for one. A tiny little place on just under 3/4 an acre. We first looked at it in January, but looking back in my journal I had mentioned it back in December. It needed too much work to qualify for the financing that we have so we moved on. Six months later, after it being on and off, and on the market again we went back to see it. They have done a lot to it. It is by no means perfect, and may have things that have to be fixed right away after we get it. We know that. Every earthly dwelling is just that, an earthly dwelling. Our true home waits for us and will never need repairs. It will be beyond anything that we could have imagined. I know that. I am excited for that.
We placed our offer and will have to wait until next week to hear if it is accepted or not. There are multiple offers on it and they are waiting until Monday to submit them all.
Here is my struggle: I know that God is in control, but are my desires the same as His plan? Do we deserve to buy a house, to have our dream? I know in my head that if we don't get this house there will be others. That it is part of His plan. That He may be sparing us from something unforeseen. My heart has a hard time catching up to my head.
I also know that He has already greatly blessed us. My Man has a job, we are healthy, and we are together. We are a family of four, something we didn't know would be able to happen a few years ago. I am thankful. I war with myself.
So prayers would be appreciated. Some of you may be thinking: 'come on! It's just a house!!!' It is, but it is also so much more.
Wow, if you made it this far, thank you!
Just before My Man and I got married (almost 13 years ago!) I was able to purchase a manufactured home in a park. It seemed wonderful and was so spacious. We lived right next door to our church and were able to open it up and have youth group activities and even Sunday school classes there. We felt fortunate that we didn't have to begin our marriage in an apartment. We lived in it for seven years and had our first baby there. We have a lot of great memories there. Unfortunately during that time we discovered that it was making me very sick. I wasn't able to hold down jobs and it made finances very difficult. Our marriage suffered. It was also starting to make our son sick. It had decreased in value over 50% and we had no hope of selling it to have a down payment for anything else.
Very long story short, we have been out of it for almost six years now, and thankfully both Mr B and I have recovered. We had to work really hard to climb our way out of debt, preparing for the day that we could buy our first place together. Being a stay at home mom limits our budget to one income. I am in no way complaining. I feel so very fortunate to have that privilege. It does place restrictions on what we can afford, though. Last November we decided that it was finally time to start looking to buy a house. We have seen many houses (thanks Amie!) and I have literally spent countless hours on the internet researching, looking, and dreaming. Thankfully My Man and I have the same dream. Land. Garden. Animals. Room for the boys to run. Room for us to breathe. To live as much off the grid as we can. To be a safe haven.
We have gotten all of our financing in place (boy was that a great feeling!) and have even made two offers, both rejected. We realize that we can't afford all of the land that we want, and that we will need to adjust our expectations a bit. It's just that every place that we have looked at felt like we were settling, I mean, really settling. Except for one. A tiny little place on just under 3/4 an acre. We first looked at it in January, but looking back in my journal I had mentioned it back in December. It needed too much work to qualify for the financing that we have so we moved on. Six months later, after it being on and off, and on the market again we went back to see it. They have done a lot to it. It is by no means perfect, and may have things that have to be fixed right away after we get it. We know that. Every earthly dwelling is just that, an earthly dwelling. Our true home waits for us and will never need repairs. It will be beyond anything that we could have imagined. I know that. I am excited for that.
We placed our offer and will have to wait until next week to hear if it is accepted or not. There are multiple offers on it and they are waiting until Monday to submit them all.
Here is my struggle: I know that God is in control, but are my desires the same as His plan? Do we deserve to buy a house, to have our dream? I know in my head that if we don't get this house there will be others. That it is part of His plan. That He may be sparing us from something unforeseen. My heart has a hard time catching up to my head.
I also know that He has already greatly blessed us. My Man has a job, we are healthy, and we are together. We are a family of four, something we didn't know would be able to happen a few years ago. I am thankful. I war with myself.
So prayers would be appreciated. Some of you may be thinking: 'come on! It's just a house!!!' It is, but it is also so much more.
Wow, if you made it this far, thank you!
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Beach Trip!!!
My computer is not letting me post pictures very well, so this is a two part post!
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Zoo Field Trip
On Monday My Man and I were able to chaperon Mr B's zoo field trip. They broke us up into groups so we wandered around with one other kid and explored the zoo.The weather was supposed to be socked-in rain but it ended up being beautiful. The forecast actually kept people away so it felt like we had the whole place to ourselves!
Earlier in the month they had all of the kids tie dye shirts and wear them at the zoo.What a great idea, we could spot them a mile away!
Earlier in the month they had all of the kids tie dye shirts and wear them at the zoo.What a great idea, we could spot them a mile away!
Friday, May 8, 2009
Last Sunday
The weather decided to be unexpectedly beautiful so we skipped out on church and decided to go to the dam and fish hatchery. It's a bit of a drive for us so Baby G conked out on the way there and was nice and rested up for our visit!
An old turbine
Building a new one
The hatchery, beautiful campus, and historical buildings!
Herman the sturgeon (He was HUGE and totally creeped me out. However, all three of the boys loved him. Ick!)
Quite possibly my favorite photo of my men!
An old turbine 
Building a new one
The hatchery, beautiful campus, and historical buildings!
Herman the sturgeon (He was HUGE and totally creeped me out. However, all three of the boys loved him. Ick!) 
Quite possibly my favorite photo of my men!Friday, May 1, 2009
Retrieval of the Frisbee
What happens when My Man and Mr B are playing frisbee and it accidentally lands on the roof? Complete terror as Mr B is sent up on said roof to retrieve it.
(This whole process took over half an hour.)
(This whole process took over half an hour.)
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