This past year has been very stressful for us. We had to make hard decisions. We put our house up for sale knowing full well that the market was horrible, and we knew that we might not even get what we paid for it 9 years ago. We set about remodeling said house so that it would be competitive on the harsh market. We went through frustrating showings. And after intense negotiations and 4 months on the market, we sold our house! (For a little less than what we paid for it 9 yrs ago. Which means losing some money. That was hard to swallow.) We sold a large sound system that had been Philip's side business. We found a new fixer-upper house, lowballed an offer that was accepted, and set about renovating it immediately after closing. Now that we've been living here for a month and the whirlwind seems to have slowed down; we look back and see God's hand in everything. He led us every step of the way. It's sometimes hard to let go and trust God with everything. It was like, "God, I trust you.... but I can't see where I'm going.... but I trust you....... um, help me trust you." God forgive us for ever doubting your faithfulness for a second.
So, here we are at the beginning of Spring and looking forward to what God has in store for us through the summer. We are so thankful for what God has done in our lives, and truly want to love Him by letting Him use us. "Use us Lord. How can we use what you've blessed us with for you?" Already it seems He is setting in motion a plan for us this summer. And we are excited to be taking some first steps in that direction. We'll let you know more later when we know things for sure!
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