October 21, 2010
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My long-lost friends....I keep hoping for a good update to give you, but I don't have one yet. We are still waiting for an overture from Freddie Mac regarding the purchase of this house. We've found another house in the neighborhood, for sale by owner, that might work if FM refuses to work with us. But, we're not sure it's big enough and we hope to check it out again tomorrow. We suspect that in both cases the prices asked for are going to be too high in terms of what is fair in this crazy market. So, we'll need the Lord's wisdom for what to do about that. Rumor has it that the FM deal, on this house, could well take over 6 months, and that is assuming it even goes through. Again, we need God to intervene and make it clear what He wants us to do.
"He has a right to lead us wherever He pleases. We are not our own...Wherever Jesus may lead us, He goes before us. If we know not where we go, we know with Whom we go...Let us put full trust in our Leader, since we know that, come prosperity or adversity, sickness or health, popularity or contempt, His purpose shall be pure, unmingled good." ~ C. Spurgeon
"Surely...only goodness, mercy and unfailing love shall follow me all the days of my life..." Ps 23:6
I need to hold on tightly to the truth. He is good and He wants our good. I feel no anxiety, but I confess I struggle with weariness with it all. Lord, sustain me!
"If God gives such attention to the appearance of wildflowers—most of which are never even seen—don't you think he'll attend to you, take pride in you, do his best for you? What I'm trying to do here is to get you to relax, to not be so preoccupied with getting, so you can respond to God's giving. People who don't know God and the way he works fuss over these things, but you know both God and how he works. Steep your life in God-reality, God-initiative, God-provisions. Don't worry about missing out. You'll find all your everyday human concerns will be met." Matt 6: 30-33
The truth is - there is nothing I can do to resolve our housing issue. We are totally out of control. Fussing over it just wears us down. Lord, help us to just receive Your provision, when You are ready to give it. We sit here with our hands open.
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Meanwhile....if you aren't bored with the journey yet....
Oregon Trail: Day 5: Stockton, UT through Idaho to Ontario, OR
398 miles, 7 & 1/4 hours
Northern Utah was lovely, but it would sure be a solitary life settling there!
I hope you are all well! I'll try to get to your sites - but leave me a one sentence update!
Comments (4)
Lovely pictures of a lonesome land methinks.
Thinking of you as you wait for word on your home.
That looks like a lot of wide-open space!!
When we bought our house here in Amiens we wanted a big house for our 6 children whom one was just married so 6 bedrooms, plus the ours and my personaloffice . So the house was big but a few years later she was almost empty and now we live Janine and I , two in a big house . I tell you this to warn you . Your children already are near to leave the house . So is it useless to buy a too much large house ?
For many years our house was full only at Christmas and once or twice during holidays time.
Love
Michel
I hope something comes through for you all soon!
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