{Lifted Feet}

With much more emotion than I expected, we closed on the sell of our first home on January 31st. But because we are still living in the house...it just doesn't feel real to me (yet, anyway). And although I'm extremely excited about the possibilities of our new home...I'm currently caught up in a mixture of feelings. I know and trust that God has a plan for our family and I ask for His help and seek His direction every single day. But for the past month, Brian and I have been dragging our feet. And if you know us at all...you already know that isn't like us. We typically have a plan before taking the very first step. If I'm being real here (which I always am)...we can't even go through weekends without creating a "game plan". No joke. :)

Needless to say, I was a bit confused as to why we were dragging our feet so much. Things just weren't moving forward. We couldn't agree on location. Or size. Or floor plan. Or builder. He wanted this. I wanted that. But as I continued to pray for direction and for peace and comfort if His will was discovered, things suddenly took a "right" turn last weekend and it appears as though we might be moving forward. We found a lot that we both like that was "for sale by owner". It's an acre and a half located in a quiet and charming little addition. And mommy and daddy earned bonus points when Rylie discovered (very quickly, I might add) the playground and splash pad right across the street!

The lot was a bit more than what we were planning on spending...but good news followed and the seller accepted our first offer (which put it smack-dab in the middle of our budget). We signed a contract with "our" builder and he went to work negotiating all terms, on our behalf. It's still not finalized...but at least our feet have been lifted. And if all goes well, our builders should break ground at the first of March. Yes...if you've already counted the months...you know that (more than likely) we will have a newborn during this next move. Which will be interesting, to say the least.

Prayers welcome!