Our Heavenly Father is so merciful and wonderful. He has given me challenges to help me grow and in return he has given everything I could ever hope for: everything I need.
When we first considered moving to Arizona, we had an "ideal" expectation for what it would be like here. The last nine months have not been in the shape of that conjecture, and have been much more work than we thought. But, we have learned quite a bit. We learned that although we would not be able to get the house, or yard we thought, or live right next to the office, that we would be okay. And, so our expectations changed.
I am grateful for a house. We finally have a house! And, the circumstances regarding this house are so much more involved than I expected. For months we have been looking for a house. This is the fifth house we've made on offer on (and the fifth accepted). We truly believe we were not supposed to buy the previous four houses because the Lord was watching out for us. When we first made on offer on a home, we didn't know that Jon would get a new job. Especially a new job that requires a home office. We didn't know that some things about a house would be important to us, and now they are.
Nine months of looking for a home, nine months of living in an apartment (three bedrooms, 1380 square feet), nine months of uncertainty, nine months of limbo. We did not know our transition to Arizona would require such a long period of time. But, our Heavenly Father knew that we would change our ideas for our house after getting the new job.
And, we will get exactly what we wanted to begin with ... exactly what we thought we would get when we moved here. (I don't say this to gloat to anyone who reads this ... these are my thoughts, and I want a record of them. If there is anything I've learned through the last 18 days, it's that these entries are a journal of sorts for me and my posterity.) We will be living in a house that is twice the size of our old house, with five bedrooms and an office, an amazing kitchen, a ginormous loft, and tons of storage. And, we will be paying far less than we expected. All because the Lord knew Jon would want his new job, which enables him to work from home, expanding our location options and ultimately leading us to a town outside of Phoenix (we drive past flower farms and next to railroad tracks to get there from the interstate). The house is much more than I ever thought we'd be able to have here, and we get to live closer to our family than we have the last seven years.
Yes, I am grateful our Heavenly Father is mindful of our needs and wants, and that he considers our future happiness. He truly is merciful and loving, blessing us beyond our imaginations.
When we first considered moving to Arizona, we had an "ideal" expectation for what it would be like here. The last nine months have not been in the shape of that conjecture, and have been much more work than we thought. But, we have learned quite a bit. We learned that although we would not be able to get the house, or yard we thought, or live right next to the office, that we would be okay. And, so our expectations changed.
I am grateful for a house. We finally have a house! And, the circumstances regarding this house are so much more involved than I expected. For months we have been looking for a house. This is the fifth house we've made on offer on (and the fifth accepted). We truly believe we were not supposed to buy the previous four houses because the Lord was watching out for us. When we first made on offer on a home, we didn't know that Jon would get a new job. Especially a new job that requires a home office. We didn't know that some things about a house would be important to us, and now they are.
Nine months of looking for a home, nine months of living in an apartment (three bedrooms, 1380 square feet), nine months of uncertainty, nine months of limbo. We did not know our transition to Arizona would require such a long period of time. But, our Heavenly Father knew that we would change our ideas for our house after getting the new job.
And, we will get exactly what we wanted to begin with ... exactly what we thought we would get when we moved here. (I don't say this to gloat to anyone who reads this ... these are my thoughts, and I want a record of them. If there is anything I've learned through the last 18 days, it's that these entries are a journal of sorts for me and my posterity.) We will be living in a house that is twice the size of our old house, with five bedrooms and an office, an amazing kitchen, a ginormous loft, and tons of storage. And, we will be paying far less than we expected. All because the Lord knew Jon would want his new job, which enables him to work from home, expanding our location options and ultimately leading us to a town outside of Phoenix (we drive past flower farms and next to railroad tracks to get there from the interstate). The house is much more than I ever thought we'd be able to have here, and we get to live closer to our family than we have the last seven years.
Yes, I am grateful our Heavenly Father is mindful of our needs and wants, and that he considers our future happiness. He truly is merciful and loving, blessing us beyond our imaginations.
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