Do I Dare Say It?

Well, I'm hesitant to announce that we are again set to close on Friday! It was touch and go this past week as to whether or not everything would go through. The changes that needed to be made to the deed and title could only be done through some additions to the original contract, but because it had been faxed back and forth so many times, it was pretty much illegible. They said it was no big deal, we could all just sign another one. But for us, that kinda was a big deal. You see, the only way we could afford this house is with the "First Time Home Buyers Tax Credit." And the only way you qualify for it (besides being a first time home buyer) is to be under contract by April 30th and close by June 30th. We had the closing part under control and our original contract was signed before April 30th, but signing a new one would disqualify us since it was after the 30th. So our realtor was on the phone with the seller's agent and said we would re-sign a new contract that was submitted for legibility purposes only with the old effective date...but the seller wasn't sure how they felt about that. So all we could do was wait to see if the seller's lawyers thought everything checked out in their favor with our "additional jargon". Of course this all happened on a Friday so we had to wait the weekend to hear anything. :)

But, by the grace of God, come Monday morning there was a signed contract sitting in our inbox! :) We are SUPER excited...again. This whole process has been a huge learning and growing experience for us. The Lord has been teaching us patience and trust and how to find our satisfaction in Him and not our circumstances. So we are praising Him for the growth in our life as well as the AMAZING blessing of a home of our own!!!