Amazing!!

September 6, 2008

So, Janis and I put our house on the market last Monday morning about 10 am. Given the current market conditions, we were preparing for the long haul…constantly lowering the price, keeping the house clean, figuring out what to do with the kids when someone wanted to come over and look at it, and waiting months for something to happen. So, we were pretty shocked by how the first day on the market turned out…

About 11 am, we got a call from an agent. A couple wanted to come by and look at the house; this was just the house they had been looking for. (Sure it was.) We packed up all the kids, went out, and came home an hour later. By 2 pm, they made an offer. We countered. And we told them we had to stay in the house until December 31. They took our counter, agreed to rent the house back to us after closing, and signed the contract that night. Simply amazing!!

Now, to be honest, it would be easy to conclude that this is a huge affirmation from God for what we’re doing. But we have to be careful. What about other friends whose houses have been on the market for months? Is God not affirming them? And what if the Redden or Malec houses don’t sell very quickly? Surely, we can’t read too much into this as a “sign” if you will. But it is a reminder of the undeserved grace and blessing we so often receive from God. And it’s another chapter to celebrate in this amazing story that God is writing.

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