Hopeful

We have an offer! It is much lower than we had hoped for but we are accepting it. We need to get to Tennessee! We are praying God will bless us on the other end with a low priced house to purchase that fits all our needs and maybe a few of our wants too. *smile*

We are happy about the offer but are keeping our hope in check until we pass some milestones. One is the inspection. The waiting period until the 2nd deposit is due & the assessment are two others. With our first house we had someone back out of the contract the day before the 2nd deposit was due b/c they found what they considered a better deal. So you can see why we are being cautiously optimistic.

Please keep praying for us as you feel led. Your prayers have meant the world to us & continue to lift us up.

Whirlwind of Work

We have been super busy working on the house and yard. We want to put the house on the market a.s.a.p. It's a lot of hard work! It's one thing to live in your house every day but to make it showroom perfect is quite another. Add 4 young kids to the mix and you find yourself becoming overwhelmed. At least that's the case with us. There are so many questions and such to handle with the Realtors, movers, new company, etc. etc. No wonder most people start 6 months or more before moving day! We have to work with the time frame given to us and so we will. My Mom is planning on coming over tomorrow to help me get the front flower garden in order and maybe some other small projects if time allows. I bought some Marigolds & Alyssum today to help jazz up the garden. I have a lot of perennials but they are either past blooming or haven't bloomed yet. These Marigolds & Alyssum should help fill this in between time with bright color.

Recently I've been reading many articles online. Most that I have chosen are those about curb appeal & staging your home. They are very interesting. Some have conflicting tips but I'll weed through those and pick those that I think are most important and most "do-able" for us. I'll try to remember to post before & after pics as we go along. It's an extremely busy, if not chaotic time but exciting too! I'm praying God will sell our house quickly so we will not have to be separated or at least not for very long. I know God can do it even in this slow market!