Happy Birthday Josh!

We love you batman/superman/bibleman. Whoever you are we love you and wish you a very Happy 4th Birthday!! One day your present will get here and we'll be sure to get it to you!

Happy Thanksgiving

I hope you enjoyed your Thanksgiving meal as much as Adam enjoyed the whipped cream beaters!

A True Blessing Overflow

I've never written this all out so I thought I would add the full story to my blog:

About 2 summers ago I was sitting outside and had this odd feeling like we were going to move. I never felt the need to put my house up for sale and search for a new home. The Holy Spirit was just moving something in me.

Last summer we went to visit friends of ours who built their own house in South Lyon. I’ve always loved their house and felt very “at home” while visiting them. The husband is a builder and while we were there they mentioned that they own a piece of land just down the road and were planning on building a new home for their family on it. Immediately I heard the words “Look around, this is your house.” To which I thought to myself “Yeah, right… do you know what our financial situation is like right now?” Like God doesn’t know what’s going on with me!!?!? Then I heard “LOOK AROUND, this WILL be your home!” So I did just that I walked through the house room by room. I saw promises and visions of my life in every single room; they were very strong and very clear. I then told Brian and our friends what had just come to me, and I’m pretty sure they all thought I was a little nuts. But I think Brian really believed what I heard.

Over the course of the past year finances were really tough but lately Brian’s business has begun to flourish and we are feeling very blessed in the current economy. This past summer our friends said their new house would be complete in November and I sort of freaked out and thought “How am I ever going to be able to sell my house and move by November!?!” (jokes on me, because it’s happened). Our friends were skeptical and contemplated putting their house up for sale but we convinced them to believe and not put it on the market. Their construction deadline grew and now they’re planning to move in late January.

This summer I started packing up pictures, books, china, and other things we don’t use everyday. I really felt the Holy Spirit telling me that when the time comes to move I would have to move fast. And since He knows me and knows that I freak out in stressful situations that listening to Him would be very advantageous. So, I was obedient and I started packing and moving stuff into the basement of the new house.

It’s August 27, 2008 and we consult Margaret Dresser and decide to put our house up for sale/lease. There was no rhyme or reason to the timing it just happened. That weekend I was writing in my blessings journal about our house going on the market when I heard the words “Look back in your journal to one year ago today.” I almost passed out when I read what happened on August 27, 2007. It was the SAME day one year prior that we were at their house and I heard those important words from the Lord!!!! I couldn’t believe it!!! I shared this with everyone who would listen to me! (Because I think that’s what this whole experience is truly all about, sharing the power of God).

Sunday, October 19th we had a couple view the house and that night they put in an offer to lease it. They don’t believe in credit so they want to sign a 1-year lease and pay for it all UP FRONT!! We were so excited because the reason we decided to offer to lease was initially to bless someone who wouldn’t otherwise be able to have a house. We accepted their offer and feel like we are blessing a really great couple with our really great home. We have to be out of our house by November 1st so we’re moving in with my parents in the meantime and storing all our stuff in the basement of the new house. I felt so incredibly blessed that the thought of moving so quickly didn't even stress me out.

November 11th I'm at a co-op meeting held at the new house in South Lyon. Afterwards a woman I'd only met once before comes up to me and says "So, I hear you're living in Redford?" and I say yes, and explain why we moved. Then she responds with "Well, I'm only asking because we have a house down the street (literally a mile away from our new house) and it's been sitting empty due to the fact that we had to move for my husband's job. Would you want to live there? We just need someone to make it look lived it, we don't want any money." I was a little taken back and just told her that I don't have anything to live with, it's all packed up and in the basement of the new house. And she says "Oh, all of our stuff is still in the house because we're living in a trailer, even all of our silverware is there."

I talked to Brian that night about the offer and he was really surprised to hear about it. We decided that if the new house would truly be ready to move into by the end of January then moving again doesn't make any sense. But, if something happens and it gets dragged out to the Spring then we may take them up on the offer.

There is an overflow of blessing in our lives right now and I'm very excited about it. I'm sure they'll be more to come so stay tuned!!

Kids

Kids says the funniest things. Today I took Adam for his check-up and before the doctor started examing him he asked Adam if he likes to play games. To which Adam responds "yeah, but I didn't bring my dinosaur game."

Did you know?

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