I apologize for the delay as it has been quite a long time since I posted. When I tell you everything that could have gone wrong went wrong in the past few months…..but everything that could go right went right all at the same time.
I am officially a home owner now. The plan was to get ready for a home this year but the final outcome was we have a home now and it not only happened this year but with in only 2 months. God works his will when you least expect it. If you are down keep pushing because he can turn things around at any instance he gets ready to.
I had to take a break because there was house hunting, then every time we turned around there was paperwork and finance conversations at the end of the day, then there was UNPACKING…..but most importantly because I had to hold on to all my funds and I couldn’t really post anything new for Keenan’s clothes. But everything is good now. Again, I apologize for the delay.
This is a new motivational Wednesday. I just really wanted to apologize and let you know a lot of new material came out of these past few months. But for this week just know that God is sufficient. I know it may not seem like it at this time and you feel maybe he has forgotten you but he has his plan and when I tell you he can work it out in a heart beat for you…He can!
I spoke to a few realtors about owning a home but I was so scared and my nerves were never calmed in that area. Yes it is an investment but there are a lot more burdens that come with home ownership. Towards the end of March I was helping a friend who became a realtor. I posted his homes to my Facebook page to support him and every now and then I would go look at homes. He constantly came to me and said are you just looking and every time I would reply, “YEP! Just looking!” One day he came to me and explained all the benefits and incentives to home ownership and how beneficial it would be to Keenan and how it would help when it came to finding a great school for him. At that moment God used him to calm my nerves and really get started with the process. NO ONE else had calmed me like that, not even my husband who wanted to purchase years ago. So we started the finance process and low and behold we were approved. Between the little savings we had and our 401K we had enough for the down payment and we found a home in a good neighborhood in 1 month. The next month was simply conducting all the inspections and other finalization processes. Keep in mind it is a sellers market in Dallas and there were some people who had been on a search for more than 90 days. God is so good! Keenan’s school is a 10 out of 10!
Please be encouraged and know that God has a plan for you and he can bring that plan to fruition at any time. Had we tried to apply some time ago we may not have had enough in our 401K or enough saved. Possibly the seller would have paid a lot of the cost but that is not for me to worry about. We now have a custom home that we can afford and it fits our personality and style.
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