We have a house

Well, almost. We close the deal tomorrow. It’s a spec home being built on a lovely lot with trees and wildlife. The hill overlooks downtown Waldport. Today we met with our realtor. Her hubby is the contractor (we checked him out – credentials are GREAT!) He was agreeable to all our changes and said they were small ones and would not be a problem. Small to him, but BIG to us.

Got to see samples of the tile and counter, cabinets, flooring, and such—and we were very pleased. He can’t take out the building permit for 2 weeks as the permit approving guy is on vacation, but once he has the permit it should only take 90 days to build. We will have firmer dates once the approval guy is back at work. Then we’ll talk to our current realtor in the valley and adjust the closing date on our home. If all goes well ... we should be in our new home for Christmas!

You know, it’s funny. We moved into our first home on 12/22, and the deal for our current home closed over Christmas (although our move was delayed until the end of January) and I spent Christmas time packing. Now here I am looking at moving in to a new home at Christmas. What is this, anyhow? LOL!

I took pics of the lot, but I need to have Mr. Retired help me plug my camera in to the laptop and then I don’t remember how to use the GIMP to adjust the pics ... so those might not be up until tomorrow.

But at least I know we’ll have a place to lay our heads. :) As we drove back, the teachings from Luke 12 were going through my head. In particular verses 27,28:

Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. If then God so clothe the grass, which is today in the field, and tomorrow is cast into the oven; how much more will he clothe you, O ye of little faith?

He has provided—just as He promised.