Moving

So, we bought a house 2 days ago. It is adorable and in a great neighborhood. It has a cute fenced-in backyard and a big porch on the front where we can sit and relax. It has a sunroom off the kitchen were Will can play while I cook in the kitchen. The basement is perfect for students to come over and hang out. We close on it December 15th. Sounds great, right?

Here's the catch- We moved into our current house back in June and were told that we'd close at the end of the month. The seller let us move in prior to closing, we just had to pay utilities. It was a short-sale so we were getting the house for a great price. A contract was signed. Every thing was done on our end. We were told every single month since June that we'd be closing at the end of that month. It never happened. Mid-October we got a call from the seller's agent telling us (again) that we'd likely close at the end of the month. Two days later we received an eviction notice from the lawyers for Freddie Mac telling us that we needed to move out because the property had been foreclosed on. You can imagine our shock. It turns out the seller knew the property was foreclosed on back in September but didn't want to tell us b/c they were trying to resend the foreclosure and didn't want to lose us as potential buyers. We tried contacting the lawyers for Freddie Mac and Freddie Mac directly and never heard back from anyone until a couple of days ago. To make a long story short, we have to move out by this weekend. 2 babies, 2 parents, all of our earthly possessions and 3 weeks until we can get into our new place. Praise God that we have an amazing church family and friends that are making sure we are taken care of.

All of this is bittersweet. We are sad to leave this house because we have made it our home in the last five months. We adore our neighbors here and will miss neighborhood dinners on Tuesday nights and little ones knocking on our door almost daily to see if Will can come out and play. We will miss the high schoolers that live across the street that come by to hang out with Brad. We will miss being walking distance from Brad's work and downtown Kirkwood.

That being said, we are so thankful that we were able to find another house so quickly. By the grace of God they accepted our offer even though it was much lower than their asking price. The seller said something like "Well, if it will benefit the Kingdom we are willing to consider it". Brad also randomly saw the owner outside mowing the lawn and stopped to chat. The man thanked Brad for what he did for a living (working in student ministries). They seemed genuinely sympathetic to our situation.

We are a little overwhelmed at the thought of packing and moving again, especially with two little ones. I also keep thinking about how long it took us to unpack and get really settled in here. It is time to trust that God will provide for all of our needs. He always does. We praise him for our new house. I will post pictures once we are all cozied-in.