Well, it's official....we've rented out our house!!! Most of you know that we'll be leaving here in the summer and heading for new orders in Newport, RI where Ken will be attending the Naval War College for 10 months. Since we first moved here we knew orders would be coming soon and we would have to decide what to do with our house. However, when we made the decision to buy rather than rent 2 years ago, the housing market was much better and we had no idea we'd be making this transition in the midst of such an economic crisis. Over the past months we've debated rather to try to sell (and likely take a major loss) or rent out the house (not knowing how to find renters in such a saturated market). Either way, we knew it would have to come down to "showing" the house. For those of you who watch HGTV, you know how important it is to "stage" the house and at the very least have it clean and clutter free. Well, let's just say that while in the trenches with 5 small children... Martha Stewart, I'm not. How do you keep a house perfectly clutter free with little ones underfoot all day, not to mention nursing a newborn?Well, God heard our prayers and answered them more graciously than we could have ever dreamed. Seriously.
Our neighbors, who are currently renting, heard from our kids that we were moving and, due to issues they were having with their house, wanted to rent ours! They literally knocked on our door and told us they were interested in renting our house. Their lease on their current house just happens to be up at exactly the same time we're leaving! They signed a 2 year lease and we couldn't be happier! I'm sure they will be great renters and will take good care of the house. And we have the peace of mind of not having to stress about showing the house, using a realtor, paying 2 mortgages, etc. Obviously we couldn't have foreseen any of this working out this way and we know it is only our Father taking care of us. I know that nothing touches us without first coming through the fingers of God. Yet, it never ceases to amaze me when he provides for His children in such miraculous ways!
The kids in front of our house this winter...we're gonna miss it here.
"Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us, to His be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever! Amen." Ephesians 3:20-21
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