what He has done

so, you wonder... what is the status of our house selling and our moving? we are now in the option period, which will end in a couple of days, and set to close the sale on november 14th. back in may when we put our house on the market, the first people who looked at it offered us full price, and then backed out on the last day of the option period. i was packing and we were looking at homes regularly, and then we just kind of stopped when that happened. i felt as though i would be moving ahead of God in my heart and head if i thought too much of it or was finding homes that we liked when ours was not selling. so, for six months now the showings have dramatically slowed, and sometimes i even forget it is on the market until i have an hour to clean and get out of the house with three kids, so someone can come and look through it.

we have been in prayer, and continued in trusting His timing, which i am thankful His Spirit has allowed for me and given me peace in His timing. i can see some of the reasons He has for the house not selling right away, and many i know He will show me in the future, or i may not see in this life.

in the past six months russell has begun working on a worship cd that he and some friends will be recording soon. the Lord has given him some wonderful songs, and a group of people he is working on it with who are very gifted. in the past six months i have been going through a discipleship/counseling program that has been deeply encouraging and challenging. it has strengthened my faith and moved me into more maturity. i have grown very close with my mentor and counselor, and walked through almost all of this program. had we moved, it would have been much more difficult for me to meet with her once a week.

the girls will have basically just the spring left in preschool, which i am pretty sure i will drive them here three times a week for. but getting downtown soon will allow me to get to looking at schools for them for kindergarten, and some of the magnet programs require you to be in the HISD district to apply (by January). i believe He is getting us down there at the exact timing He wants us there.

later today, russ and i are going to look through five or six homes. prayers He will show us where He wants us to move!