its official…

…the sign is in our front yard:

this is what we have been working towards the last few months, as many of you had already guessed. we really feel like God has asked us to step out and move, for reasons that He has been preparing us for for a long time. i am excited to tell you about those someday, but i’m short on time, so it’ll have to wait! but we are SO ready!

its already been playing out differently than i would’ve planned it, and God’s already taken us on a roller coaster with this whole “house on the market” thing, but He’s teaching me more and more about what real dependance and trust looks like as He crashes through my idol of control!

someone i didn’t know told me a few weeks ago that God had given her a vision of me and God on a big map, with a beautiful treasure at the end (not a monetary treasure…just a treasure…something that God was taking me to). she told me that she saw God taking me along this map, on our way to the treasure, and that some places along the way were very clear, and others were not clear at all, but that He wanted me to know that He was the One taking me to those places on our way to the treasure. i cannot tell you how much i’ve thought about that lately, and how i pray for trust and faith to believe and know God’s nearness!!

anyway…if you know of anyone who’d like to take this house off our hands and off the market, let me know!!

pray for us if you think about it! i’ll keep you posted!

and if any of you have any suggestions on how to keep a house spotless for showings with 2 small children and a busy life, i’d love to hear them! we had 3 showings yesterday and jake and i both CRASHED last night, exhausted already, and it was only our first day! Lord help us!!