Project Gratitude - Day 2

I am thankful for a warm and cozy home during this holiday season. The past few months have been a time of transition and, unfortunately, it seems we may stay in this state of transition for a longer time than originally anticipated.

We sold our home on Holland Rd. and immediately started searching for a new home. We were given a wonderful opportunity by my brother-in-law, Caleb. He was taking a new position in Tennessee and would need to do something with the home he had recently purchased. We needed a place to live until we found a new home, so to King Rd. we moved. We soon found a home that we LOVE, however, it was in the short sale stage so we knew we needed to get things rolling. We put in an offer, it was accepted by the sellers, then went on to the sellers bank to be accepted or denied. Then the waiting game started. Our realtor told us it could take 30-90 days to hear anything back from the bank, so we hunkered down at King Rd. and waited. and waited. and waited.

Thanksgiving was right around the corner when we heard that the For Sale sign was missing from the house. We were hopeful, but we knew that it could mean nothing. After several phone conversations, we determined that the house was going into foreclosure proceedings. Our offer became null and void, and now we needed to decide what we were going to do....we truly LOVE this house. It has all of the amenities we wanted and then some. We contacted the realtor that will be listing the home and we made another in offer. It has to go through all the hoopla of a foreclosure, but we are praying that our offer will be accepted and we will finally be able to start a new chapter in a home we plan to be in for quite some time.

So, I am thankful that the Lord provided us with a safe home during this time of change. I am thankful that we have most of our possessions with us so our children have transitioned fairly well. I pray that we receive happy news in the New Year.

Blessings to you and Merry Christmas!