So if you know me, you know I am a total planner ( inherited from my father..lol). These past couple of weeks have been kind of stressful for me. For one, we are trying to have the kids finished with homeschool by the end of May so that we can focus on our upcoming move. Thankfully, Rachel is complete...YIPEE and Ethan will be finished by the end of this week!!
Another thing that has been on our minds is finding a home to live in when we get there. For those who are not in the military, it is really great to already have a house waiting on you at your next duty station so you can do a door to door move. If you don't, then the moving company will take your things to a storage facility and it will stay there until you have a home. By not having to do that you have a better chance of all your stuff arriving at your home and not being damaged. Plus, the planner in me likes to know where the kids are going to school, where our bills need to be sent, are their good churches near, etc.
We have been browsing houses for a while and had figured out the areas we wanted to live and at the time there were lots of houses open that fit our needs. However, we couldn't put a deposit down until we had the money saved and we didn't want to have to start paying rent until July. We had a house picked out that we thought was perfect...great school, great commute, right size, etc. It was actually on the market for three months and we had set up a date for my parents to go take a look at it. Well, the day we got our deposit money the house rented out. We were so disappointed and the two weeks to follow were not good. Every house we inquired about either was already rented, was too small, didn't accept pets, or was too far for Josh to commute. I was really starting to get worried, but Josh kept reminding me that we had prayed about this and that God would open up the right home, at the right time for us. Well, this morning, I decided to go and check a website that had listings of houses available and there was one new post. Just by reading the post it was everything we were looking for...right size, price, great schools ( a 9 on greatschools.org), great commute, accepted pets..I mean I could go on and on. So I called the owner, who was SO nice, and asked about it....it was AVAILABLE!!! She said the only stipulation was that they were leasing for a year....guess what, we are only going to be there a year!!! She just laughed....I did too! Totally a God thing!! I really don't know why I ever doubt Him...He's never let us down in the past! Anyway, it is such a relief knowing we have a home and that Ethan/Rachel are going to be at a great school. Oh, another plus, their school hours are 9:05 -3:45..... How great is that!
So here it is....our new home starting in July!!
Thank you all who have been praying for us and our move....we truly appreciate it!!!
Until next time,
Michelle
