Signed, sealed, delivered and accepted! - an offer on "my" house conditional only on arranging the down payment. I can hardly believe that things have progressed this far! Today, sitting in the real estate office, hammering out the details with the seller, I really had to pinch myself to believe that this was real. Remembering the devastation of four years ago when I was left with nothing – and now being approved to purchase my own home is truly amazing. I am getting very excited.I am not at all worried about the down payment. God will walk me through it [...]

I feel like the Israelites must have felt with the Egyptians threatening behind them and the Red Sea ahead. In order to pass through the sea, they had to move ahead even though it appeared that they would be in over their depth. Before they could see the sea open up in front of them, they had to put that first step in the water and walk step by step –  not according to their circumstances, but according to the leading of the Lord. They went as far as they could go on their own. When their human abilities proved [...]

Well - it has been quite a day.I felt that I was to go back out to take another look at the house today. In the process of doing so, I discovered that it was being shown three times today and there was at least one offer, probably two, going in on it!I have looked at everything remotely suitable in the area and this is definitely the best possibility at the best price. I'm getting down to the wire time-wise and have to get something arranged!But - what to do? I had offered a special price to my potential clients [...]

Well, it's official - "my" little house on the lake has been sold – however - my realtor has come up with another excellent possibility, considerably less expensive but still perfect for my needs.It's a bit of a nail-biter, because this place just came on the market yesterday and has already had a showing to another potential buyer who is returning tomorrow for a second look. However, I can't get anxious because I know God will make a way for the right place.I also got a line on another potential rental today, but again - a dead end. I feel [...]

This is AMAZING! Yesterday, I flipped my Bible open to Psalm 40 and read vs. 17 prior to reading the passage where I am in Isaiah. It said, "Yet I am poor and needy; may the Lord think of me. You are my help and my deliver; O my God, do not delay." It resonated so deeply with me that I repeated it over several times out loud. I had just blogged about how  "I was thinking that I may be overestimating my value to God in supposing that He would even have me on His mind, let alone actually [...]

Today was a very special day - a milestone of sorts!Four years ago, at the age of 60, my world exploded and, by the time the dust settled, I was left with nothing but memories and some "stuff." I had to start life totally over at a time when my friends were winding down into retirement. With no source of income, I had to go back to school and develop a new career, so I chose graphic design. But who would hire a 60-year-old? With that realization, I started my own business from scratch. It has been extremely challenging. Only [...]

Today, I know that God is going to begin to speed things up.  I shall know by the end of this week if He is going to put the pieces in place for a down payment. According to the bank requirements, the funds will have to be in my account for 30 days prior to closing. That means that I'll have to have the cash in the bank by this weekend in order to close and move by the end of July. With the quotations I have out, it is entirely possible. On the other hand, God may have an [...]

We're getting down to the wire! Just 40 days until the moving truck arrives! I just arrived home from a conference and it would seem that I'd better buckle down to the task of finding a new home.  Frankly, I have zero drive to get out there and scramble around looking. Am I in denial, simply not wanting to leave my cozy nest – or is this lack of motivation to search simply a down-deep knowledge that God has a plan and will reveal it in His perfect time?  Prosperity preachers tell us to name whatever it is we want [...]

Well - it's not looking too good right now. The offer submitted by the interloper has been accepted, conditional on the purchaser getting financing.  So – tomorrow I go home (from the conference I'm attending in Guelph) to start a whole new search for a home.  For anyone new, here's the situation in a nutshell: After my world blew up in 2006, I had to sell our beautiful home of 28 years and strike out on my own, settle in a rented apartment and go back to school to develop marketable skills. It was a huge challenge – one I [...]

Tum de dum dum... still tapping my fingers, waiting for word on the progress of the interloper's offer on "my" house. Will the owner accept the offer, throwing my hopes and plans into a tailspin, opening the way for more clarity on God's direction for me – or will the offer fall through, maintaining the possibility that this is God's direction for me?It doesn't really matter because I have given the whole thing to God. It's in His hands.I've been down this road before. When the boys were little and we lived in Beaverton, I started to pray for a [...]