Our First Home

A few months back Mike and I put an offer in on a house. We had been searching for awhile with little luck. Our budget was small, but so were our expectations. We wanted a small newer house in a nice neighborhood, not far from where we call home now. One day his uncle/our realtor called us in a hurry to come see this house he said was perfect for us. If I am going to be honest, we had heard that line before and we were not thoroughly convinced until we saw it. It was perfect for us. A small three bedroom house in the same neighborhood as Mike's home now with all new appliances and flooring. It was exactly what each of us had pictured, and it was in our budget (the higher end, but still in it). We were so excited we put an offer in on the house the next day. We waited about two more days to find out that someone else had offered just slightly more than we did. We were a little bummed, but we both agreed that before we put the offer in, if God wanted us to have that house then we would. So we said it's just not where God wants us right not and we trusted Him and kept searching. Any time we did find a decent house we would compare it to the other house. Once we both started our semesters we didn't have as much time to search and always had the back-up plan of living in the condo my grandparents owned. About a month ago my grandparents told us that they renewed their lease with their current tenant and Mike and I no longer had a back-up plan. Needless to say I freaked a little, but reminded myself that God has always provided for us before and He would do it again. House searching was put on hold while everyday things of school, work, and family took priority.


We had driven by the house we put an offer in on one day and it was still empty so we had Mike's uncle/our realtor look into to see if it was on the market again or what was up. He found that their closing date was coming soon and we decided to keep an eye on (it just in case). The day of the other people's closing date I get a call from Michael (who was home from student teaching with whip-lash from being rear-ended and totaling his car the day before) while I was in class and knowing he may need me I left class and called back right away. He told me that the other people who had put in a higher offer in on that house fell through and that we could possibly get that house was truly was perfect for us. After a few phone calls we had again put an offer in on the house and the buyer had agreed to it. When Mike told me it's just a matter of paperwork we have to complete, I jumped up and down, screamed (squealed really) and could not contain my happiness. 


At this moment we are just waiting for paper work to be pushed through but are still trusting God and having Him put us where He wants us. If we had gotten the house the first time we put an offer in we would have already made at least one mortgage payment and Mike would still have months of student teaching left. Now Mike has three weeks left of student teaching and we are three months away from our wedding date. God's timing is the absolute best timing. We know that God has had His hand over us the entire time and could not be more thankful for His provision. Still praying that God will have us where He wants us though! Pictures will follow if this is where we will be.

Have a great day and praise God a little.

~BA