Peace Lily

Christmas Lily

Contract is signed...closing is set for January 12th...now it's time to pack and clean!!

The Next Chapter

We spent Thanksgiving in Hilton Head at my sister's boss's beach house that's right on the ocean. It was so beautiful there, and my sister was nice enough to give us the room with the view of the sea...breath taking sunrises! My two sisters and I made the Thanksgiving meal, giving Mom a well deserved break. It turned out fabulous, and I think I am still full from three days ago! It was so nice to be with some of our NY family, and have a good, old fashioned Thanksgiving again. What a treat for our kids to spend so much time with family...we are making up for lost time! Lily has definitely been spoiled these last two weeks, and is only content when held...a habit that we will quickly have to break , especially with all of the packing that's going to need to take place.

When we got back on Saturday, we just spent time unpacking and puttered around the house. The hunters (now our regular visitors) stopped by to tell us that the are buying our house, and accepting the terms that we felt to stick with. So, we are going to be officially debt free! What a wonderful feeling it will be to have that burden lifted off of our shoulders, and we know that only the Lord could have made this all happen so quickly. We are excited to think what the future holds. Luis's brother has offered us his house for the next month until we can make other arrangements for either moving to Anderson, or staying in the lowcountry. We are still praying and seeking the Lord for His direction, but without all of our debt looming over our heads, it will be a much easier decision to make.

Expecting the unexpected...

So, as our faith journey continues, we remain in awe of all that God is doing. After a fabulous day with my parents, sister, niece/nephew and kids, I came home to find a message from the realtor on my voice mail. I called him back, and he told me that the hunter/brothers made an offer on our place. The offer would completely pay the note on the house, all our credit cards, and both vehicles. Basically we would be debt free! Our house and land has not even been on the market for a month yet, the economy is in terrible shape, banks are tight-fisted with loans, and my three angels in camouflage (aka the hunters from Florida) are telling us they are ready to pay cash for our place. I am so thankful that God is not limited by man's economy, and when He wants something to happen, there isn't anyone or anything that can stand in His way. After praying about it, Luis and I feel like we are going to accept it. What a great feeling it would be to have zero debt, and own both vehicles. It looks like in January we would be able to relocate to Anderson for some Pastoral training. We are still praying about this move, as we only want to go where God wants us to be. But suffice it to say that debt free is surely in the will of God!! Luis said to call the realtor today and accept the offer if the brothers are willing to pay all closing costs and not ask for any repairs. Since their offer is a good bit below what we listed the house for, we feel like they will accept it. Oh Lord, you never cease to amaze me, and even though I know you can do anything, I still stand in awe everytime I see you make the impossible, possible!