Saturday, May 17, 2008

A Place to Call Home

Wanted to let everyone know that our house-hunting trip to Orlando went really well. Demetrius, Shane Black and I left on Wednesday night to drive down. We saw several houses but only a few would actually work for both families to live in together...that's right we are living with another couple! It's going to be quite a journey...four adults and four children (once our baby is born in October). The kids will be 16 months and younger...YIKES! We are getting really excited about the move.

Back to the house...it is really ideal for all of us. It was an answer to our prayers as we did not think we were going to be able to rent this particular one. After being invited over to the homeowners other home, he decided that he would allow two families to live there together. At first he gave an absolute "NO" and we really just prayed that God would change his heart...and He did! Our babies will share a bedroom and the Black twins will share a bedroom as well. That leaves a bedroom for each couple, a playroom, a multipurpose room (for a desk, couch, futon, etc), and a very large open kitchen, dining and living room area. We are thankful that we can put bouncers, swings, toys, etc in one room and keep the living room mostly toy free. We will have a two car garage and a screened in back porch. This house is beautiful and it's in a great neighborhood.

So, the plan is to move down on June 14th-ish. We have a lot to do before then and could of course use some help loading the UHAUL...hint hint. We also have a coffee table we are trying to get rid off. And we are selling our washer and dryer so if you know anyone who needs them let me know!

Please pray that our house would sell quickly and that Demetrius would receive a scholarship for school. We are also starting to raise monthly financial support and are looking to build our prayer team as well.

Keep you posted...

2 comments:

Parks Avenue said...

I would love to put dibs on the coffee table!!! We got a new couch that I think it would work great with! Call me and we'll come get when you're ready to get rid of it!
-annie

Coriander said...

I am so excited that you found a place! That always helps give some peace of mind. Looking forward to seeing you all on Fri. and hearing more about it.