Parade of Homes Tour...

Our house has been on the market for 51 days.  In those 51 days we have had 73 showings...but who's counting?  This has been a time of excitement and disappointment for Mike and me.  The emotional roller coaster of real estate is really ridiculous.  There was one night we were expecting an offer from a buyer...I was elated.  There was a weight lifted off of my shoulders I flew through my day laughing, frolicking, and thinking anything was possible in my life.  Then we get the call...they decided on another house last minute.  Instantly my list was never ending and everything my children did got on my nerves. 

On Sunday morning I mentioned to Mike that our timing might be off...maybe we were jumping the gun on putting our house on the market.  (Our original thoughts were a year from now.)  We both decided to just pray on that for a bit.  After all, we are in no rush either way.  So we headed to church and I went to teach my 2nd grade Sunday School class.  It is the start of a new month, which means the start of a new virtue...and wouldn't you know, our virtue this month is "patience."  (OK God...I get it!)  Patience is described as waiting until later for what you want now.  What a simple definition for a very difficult word to embrace.  Right now I want a bigger house, I want to know where my oldest will attend first grade, I want to live closer to the schools where I work, and the list can go on.  The reality is that God is asking me to wait...to trust...and to live where I am for the time being.

So the real estate roller coaster continues...and as for the parade of homes tour?  I think we are the most popular house.  Who knows where we will be from this point forward...we are choosing to put our trust in the Lord.  He will guide us...and I pray we are smart enough to listen! :)