Yesterday, November 17, we were handed the keys to our brand new house! We have dreamed of building our dream house for like 30 years and this year, God made it happen!
Let me start at the beginning. Three years ago we started looking for land to build on. Not a lot of land, but 2-3 acres. In September of 2015, I was on realtor.com and found a brand new listing for 2 acres in Xenia (a rural area about 10 miles from where we lived). I contacted the listing agent and we went to see it. She informed us that she had only listed the property 2 weeks prior and hadn't even put a sign out yet. We loved it! We made an offer (the sellers were the realtors' parents) the sellers countered, we countered and they accepted!
We had already been talking on a builder and we're pretty set on the house we wanted to build. One day I was driving home from the property and clearly heard God tell me to stop at the builder in Xenia that we ultimately went with. These guys are two brothers who are strong Christian men. They have been in the business for a very long time and took over the business from their Dad.
We were diligently working to get our house ready to put on the market in April. This is the house my parents bought when we first moved here from GA in 1976. We bought it from them in November of 1991 and raised our girls there. Our neighbors told friends about us getting the house ready to sell and they wanted to come see it. This sweet young Christian couple came, saw our house, fell in love with it and made us an offer for full asking price, even though we had 3 projects going on at the time. We closed at the time in April that we had actually planned to list it.
We broke ground on June 23 and our house was completed on November 16! God provided us with so many discounts for our house! From appliances that were basically half price to asphalt that was leftover from another job and was a third the cost of the other quotes we had received to a fence that was half what the other quotes were!
God has blessed us so much through this whole process and we love the way our house turned out! We will use this house for His kingdom work and for His glory! How could we not? He has made our dream come true!
Blessings to all! We hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving and get to spend time with your family and friends!
Friday, November 18, 2016
Friday, April 8, 2016
Bittersweet Memories
For the last month or so we have been overwhelmed! Overwhelmed in good ways...mostly. God sent a sweet couple to buy our house before it was even listed. Just another confirmation that we are suposed to build our dream/forever home in Xenia.
Let me back up a little. I had been looking for a single story house for us for the past two years. And even looked for land to buy but just never could find the right place at the right price. In mid-September of 2015 I was on realtor.com one day and found a listing for two acres. The realtor had just listed it and had not even placed signs on it yet to advertise it was for sale. We ended up buying it for what we've been told was a steal.
On a whim one day after I drove out to see the land again, cause I still couldn't believe it was now ours, I stopped in to a local builder's office in Xenia to ask some questions and our journey began. We now have plans picked out and have made changes to make it our own.
Now, back to our current house. Our neighbors told friends our house would be going on the market in April. They ended up going through it and after getting a contract on their house, are now buying ours. Another generation of Christians will get to share the love of our Father in this house! Isn't that awesome?
The bittersweet part is that I have been spending time in this house since my parents bought it and moved here in August 1976. My sweet hubby and I bought it in November 1991 so my parents could live their dream of moving back to Georgia to build their dream home.
When Terry and I bought this house we dedicated it to God to be used however He saw fit. We've had Bible studies here, housed travelling missionaries, youth group events. Even led both of our daughters to the Lord here.
Terry and I spent much of our dating life in this house. Some nights that consisted of me getting out of bed, getting dressed and meeting him to come in and sit on the stairs to talk about each other's day for 20-30 minutes before he would leave to go home.
So many memories! So much fun and yes, some sad times as well. God has blessed us richly and as we move on to this next season in our lives, we will praise Him and serve Him in whatever He calls us to. Our next house will be dedicated to Him as well! I can't wait to see what He has in store for us!
Let me back up a little. I had been looking for a single story house for us for the past two years. And even looked for land to buy but just never could find the right place at the right price. In mid-September of 2015 I was on realtor.com one day and found a listing for two acres. The realtor had just listed it and had not even placed signs on it yet to advertise it was for sale. We ended up buying it for what we've been told was a steal.
On a whim one day after I drove out to see the land again, cause I still couldn't believe it was now ours, I stopped in to a local builder's office in Xenia to ask some questions and our journey began. We now have plans picked out and have made changes to make it our own.
Now, back to our current house. Our neighbors told friends our house would be going on the market in April. They ended up going through it and after getting a contract on their house, are now buying ours. Another generation of Christians will get to share the love of our Father in this house! Isn't that awesome?
The bittersweet part is that I have been spending time in this house since my parents bought it and moved here in August 1976. My sweet hubby and I bought it in November 1991 so my parents could live their dream of moving back to Georgia to build their dream home.
When Terry and I bought this house we dedicated it to God to be used however He saw fit. We've had Bible studies here, housed travelling missionaries, youth group events. Even led both of our daughters to the Lord here.
Terry and I spent much of our dating life in this house. Some nights that consisted of me getting out of bed, getting dressed and meeting him to come in and sit on the stairs to talk about each other's day for 20-30 minutes before he would leave to go home.
So many memories! So much fun and yes, some sad times as well. God has blessed us richly and as we move on to this next season in our lives, we will praise Him and serve Him in whatever He calls us to. Our next house will be dedicated to Him as well! I can't wait to see what He has in store for us!
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