In case you missed them before, you can see pictures of my new house here. Just click on the house to see more. When I actually move in and get my stuff in, I'll put more up.
9.19.2005
9.18.2005
what a week!
This has been an eventful week.
First, the big news ... in about a month, I will have a new address! That's right, I'm going to be a homeowner. The current owner of the house pictured in my previous post, "to buy or not to buy," accepted my third and final offer. After going back and forth, my final offer was still considerably less than what their previous counter-offer had been. I was all set to walk away and move on, pun intended.
In fact, I almost didn't put up the last offer. But I think that God's hand was in it. I have been seeking His wisdom all summer on this thing, and decided to give it one last shot. And they accepted it! Just think, soon I'll be able to sit on my front porch, and there should be enough nice weather left to enjoy it! And when it gets cold, I can go inside and enjoy my fireplace! I just have one thing to say ... Woo hoo!
This news came to me on Wednesday night. On Thursday, some of my co-workers and another friend came with me to a free lunch at Donatos Pizza that I won. On the way back to work, we were traveling up the highway when we came to a complete stop for an hour and a half! There's much construction on this road, and apparently a dump truck ignored the sign that said, "Caution: Power Lines Overhead." Yeah. So, we played catch with a miniature football and blasted our music while we waited for the electric company to arrive and remove the power lines from the truck. All on a rehearsal night. :) But, it was great fun. I'll post some pictures when I get them.
Saturday morning, I walked 2 miles for Alyssa's Hike for the Hearts. Rather than explaining what that is, you can check it out for yourself, if your curiosity gets the best of you. www.alyssashike.org.
Friday and Saturday, I helped my friends, Kenton and Meredith, prime their new house. We had about 10 people there and got it done in 2 days!
So, that was my eventful week. I'm going to try to get some rest now so I can start another one! I want to close this post by quoting from Ephesians 1:3-6, "Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. [and right now, I praise Him for His material blessings as well.] For He chose us in Him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in His sight. In love He predestined us to be adopted as His sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with His pleasure and will—to the praise of His glorious grace, which He has freely given us in the One He loves."
And these spiritual blessings are incalculably better, but both are from Him and are gracious.
First, the big news ... in about a month, I will have a new address! That's right, I'm going to be a homeowner. The current owner of the house pictured in my previous post, "to buy or not to buy," accepted my third and final offer. After going back and forth, my final offer was still considerably less than what their previous counter-offer had been. I was all set to walk away and move on, pun intended.
In fact, I almost didn't put up the last offer. But I think that God's hand was in it. I have been seeking His wisdom all summer on this thing, and decided to give it one last shot. And they accepted it! Just think, soon I'll be able to sit on my front porch, and there should be enough nice weather left to enjoy it! And when it gets cold, I can go inside and enjoy my fireplace! I just have one thing to say ... Woo hoo!
This news came to me on Wednesday night. On Thursday, some of my co-workers and another friend came with me to a free lunch at Donatos Pizza that I won. On the way back to work, we were traveling up the highway when we came to a complete stop for an hour and a half! There's much construction on this road, and apparently a dump truck ignored the sign that said, "Caution: Power Lines Overhead." Yeah. So, we played catch with a miniature football and blasted our music while we waited for the electric company to arrive and remove the power lines from the truck. All on a rehearsal night. :) But, it was great fun. I'll post some pictures when I get them.
Saturday morning, I walked 2 miles for Alyssa's Hike for the Hearts. Rather than explaining what that is, you can check it out for yourself, if your curiosity gets the best of you. www.alyssashike.org.
Friday and Saturday, I helped my friends, Kenton and Meredith, prime their new house. We had about 10 people there and got it done in 2 days!
So, that was my eventful week. I'm going to try to get some rest now so I can start another one! I want to close this post by quoting from Ephesians 1:3-6, "Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. [and right now, I praise Him for His material blessings as well.] For He chose us in Him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in His sight. In love He predestined us to be adopted as His sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with His pleasure and will—to the praise of His glorious grace, which He has freely given us in the One He loves."
And these spiritual blessings are incalculably better, but both are from Him and are gracious.
9.10.2005
bike ride
Here's a pic of me, Dena and Janet on our bike excursion today. 13 miles—and Dena and Janet haven't been riding much this summer. Way to go, girls!
and the game continues ...
They countered. And now I will counter their counter. But I must wait until Monday, because I'm checking into some more options. So, for now I'm going to go on a bike ride with my friends, Janet and Dena.
9.09.2005
today i wait
Well, I decided. Yesterday I made an offer on the house. Today, I'm waiting. And praying. I definitely take comfort in knowing that God is my provider and protector. We'll see what happens ...
9.06.2005
to buy or not to buy?
yeah. That's the question. I've been looking to buy my first house for 3 months now. There've been a few that I thought were possibilites and a number of total losers. But none quite as great as this house. Okay, not really holding a candle to it. Well, maybe a tea light. But certainly not a pillar. Probably not a votive. I'm looking at it for the third time tomorrow. The problem is, what can I really afford to offer? I really don't know. I've never gone in this deep before. I will have to pay more for utilities, I'm sure, but I'll be saving about $425 a year on gasoline (assuming an average gallon at $2.89—wishful thinking?). And I'll get a tax break. But it's still more than I'm used to paying a month. How many of you bought a house at over what you were comfortable with? How did it work out? Do you still have the house? :)
This is what's absorbing all of my brain activity today ...
9.05.2005
five miles
Today, after 6 years of watching other people run our church's 5 mile Labor Day race, I finally watched myself crossed the finish line. It was kinda like that, too—an out-of-body experience where I'm seeing myself, knowing it's my legs that are taking me there but not quite sure. Up until today, I'd never even run 5 miles. My goal was to, you know, finish, and do it, without walking, in less than an hour. And I did! What a great feeling—so tired that you want to collapse, hot, sticky and sweaty, thirsty, but through it all, knowing you accomplished something you never imagined doing.
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