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Contract on the house.....

7/25/2010

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    Wow...it's really happening!  We have a contract on the house!  As we say around our home...Wow...just Wow!  3 weeks and 5 days from listing date.  $7500 less than what we wanted, but evidently it is exactly what we needed.  So, we've been telling everyone we believe God's leading us to leave at the end of August.  Guess when the closing date is?  Sept 3rd!  Ahah- gotcha!  You thought was I was going to say end of  August, didn't ya!?  Well, we went ahead and requested it be moved back a few days from Friday Sept 3 to Monday Aug 30.  So we'll see if that's when it happens.  Either way, go God!  :-)  Thank you all (all 2 of you who have commented so far) for your prayers!  I'm kidding - I know many people have prayed for us and even if they haven't read or commented on our blog they're included in this thank you! 
    So today was really an incredible day.  We all had our quiet times and then enjoyed just a fun time together at breakfast.  One of those times where you sense God smiling with you as you enjoy each other's company.  How good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell together in unity Psalm 133:1.  We then piled into the car and drove an hour to Brooksville to our friends, the Kessel's, house. We enjoyed 'little church' on the way up, and then had such a great time of fellowship there with the Kessels, enjoying lunch together and just reconnecting with them was such a joy.  Right before we left to come home, we received the call from our realtor with the offer on our house.  After we piled back into the car to head home, we talked to our realtor at length and came back with our counter-offer.  We prayed and when she called back, we had a deal. 
    So we arrived home and I immediately called my family to let them know.  Then Noah and I left to run a few errands.  We went to a Publix on Bloomingdale Ave that I don't normally go to but as I was in the check-out I saw a lady walk in who I recognized as the former owner to our house.  So I said her name and when she turned around I told her, "Guess what - we just got a contract on the house!"  We have lived here all this time (13 years)and have never run into each other except once at a wedding and another time at a funeral.  One of the first things she said to me was that she never goes to that Publix, and I had to say, "me too!!'  So anyway, it was great
talking to her and she said a few times that they would be praying for us.  What a divine appointment that felt like!
    Well, we came home and enjoyed a nice pizza dinner together - it really felt like a celebration.  Then we had our blessings time, and man was it sweet.  Tim and I just take the kids on Sunday nights and bless each of them with words of encouragement and just our hearts for them.  Prayers were said, and then bedtime. 
    Today I have really experienced the God With Us of Immanuel.  I want to set today as a marker and come back to it when times get tough down the road and I question if we're really doing what we're supposed to be doing.  Although I experienced sadness today at the reality of  leaving a home I've loved, I've been more convinced than ever that God is leading and providing, so with that I have felt great comfort and  joy!  We'll continue to update as we go.. 
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Mary F. Johnson
8/2/2010 03:16:17 am

It is wonderful that you are following your calling. God be with you.

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Scarlett "Sherri" Ferstl
8/2/2010 04:40:26 am

What a wonderful way to bless your kids--with words of encouragement! Thank you for sharing that!
I will be following you all!
May the Lord continue to bless you!
Sherri
Seminole Heights, Tampa, FL

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Kathy McMillan
8/2/2010 12:03:03 pm

Praise the Lord! What a Joy it is to watch God work in your lives. It all points to HIM. I love it! Thank you:)

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Donna
8/3/2010 07:56:16 am

May I make a suggestion regarding the sofabed issue? I have an Aerobed that I keep for traveling when I need to provide my own bed (or to use for an overnight guest.) It is truly *the* most comfortable bed ever. More comfortable than my expensive pillowtop king size mattress! I've used it on the living room floor of many RVs and it fits perfectly. All electric inflation and deflation, rolls up into about the size of a duffle bag when you put it away. That might be a better solution than trying to find a sofa bed that works in the RV and is comfortable enough to sleep on for a year. (They're notoriously uncomfortable unless you get a real high-end one.)

When I have the choie between a sofabed and my Aerobed, I pick the Aerobed every time. I think I got mine at Bed Bath & Beyond; it was about $100.

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Katie Tyler
8/6/2010 03:55:15 am

Gotta say again how exciting this all is. I'm loving reading your blog and sharing the joy of all that God is doing.

On a side note, I love what you said about "blessing the kids" and I'd love to chat about it if you have a few moments or want to send me an email. We try to encourage Micah as much as possible but I'd love to hear how you guys do it.

Have to tell you how much I've appreciated you both over the years. It's been a while I know, but we've modeled our marriage after the guidance and instruction we received from Tim and that I got to experience while spending time with your family years ago (I can hardly believe how long ago it's been). God has truly blessed us with an awesome marriage and family.
Thank you for being a wonderful example of a loving wife, mother and woman of God!
(and if Tim reads this one - ditto, but on the man side) :o)

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    Tim and Jodie have been married since Nov. 5, 1988.  Tim is a retired Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and retired city of Tampa Firefighter.   Jodie is a happily laid off IBM/AT&T 21 yr veteran employee. So I guess you can say they're both retired, but still super busy!  They have four wonderful children:  triplets Nathan, Nicole, and   Noah born 11/16/97 and Nicholas born 5/16/99.  Nathan is at Trinity College, Noah is at Florida Polytechnic University, and Nicole is at USF.  Nicholas is an EDM (electronic dance music) creator and hoping to make a living from that!  We love and are so proud of our kids!

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