Since September, we have been renting the most amazing property. It sits on about 10 acres just a mile outside of town. Actually, it is 1.2 miles from our church. It is a great location for us.
It all came about when we sold our house last summer and we were getting down to crunch time. I had been looking for a place to rent but could not come up with anything suitable. That's when Janet Jones mentioned to me that her parents may be interested in renting to us as their house had been on the market but they didn't want it to sit empty over the winter. So we inquired and it all worked out.
The house is in Southmont school district but since we started the year in Crawfordsville, then we didn't have to pay tuition for first semester but if we didn't buy a house or start building a house by 2nd semester, then we would have to pay tuition. Our original plan was to build a house in Ashton Run and then move from here (our rental) in the spring so the Roberts could get it back on the market. Well, we had to scrap that Ashton plan when the quote came back way higher than what we were willing to pay (granted it was a big house!).
But for awhile, I wondered if our temporary home wasn't meant to be our future permanent home. We and by we, I mean all of us, love it out here. It's a little bit out in the country but not so far out to where you can't get to town quickly. And the property...oh my goodness, I have never been so in love with a place! It has just about everything. It has wooded, hilly acreage with a little stream running through it. We hiked it so many times this fall. We felt like we had a state park in our back yard! It has lots and lots of yard. The kids played and played...football, flashlight tag...Cali had a birthday party bonfire with almost 40 kids and we had plenty of room! And there's a big hill that they sled down in the winter. And I can't forget the Iron Man...that was one of the most amazing weekends that we had here! Who would have thought that dirt bikes, four wheelers and dust could have been so much fun but it was a blast. The Iron Man Race runs right behind our house so we could sit in our back yard and watch a lot of the action. We had over 60 people in and out that weekend just to check it out. We had food, fun, fellowship and four wheelers! It was great!
After having looked for a house for years that fit my criteria, I had just about given up. I felt perfectly content here. I had always wanted a new house but I loved it here but I was also praying, "God, reveal to me if we are supposed to stay here or not." And then the revelations started pouring in, like....
- you know how busy you are in the summer, do you really think Brian has time for that yard and especially since he doesn't have a riding lawn mower?
- do you really want to pay tuition?
- your husband is good at a lot of things but you know he is not a handy man and you know he doesn't like to spend money...you may be content now but what happens when want to update your kitchen or your bathrooms?
And then a call from our realtor came in. There was a house that they wanted to show us on Durham Drive. Interestingly enough, it was new(er) and in our price range. So we looked at it. As soon as I walked in the front door, I knew. I knew it was the one! We looked it over, went home and talked it over and probably would have made an offer that day but Brian went to the Purdue game. So the next day, we went for it. They countered and we accepted.
I remember Janet Jones telling me right as we were getting ready to go into ministry that we would see blessings in ways that we could never dream or imagine possible.
This rental house has been one of them! And finding our "new" house is another.
In the past few days, these few verses have stayed at the front of my mind:
God can do anything, you know—far more than you could ever imagine or guess or request in your wildest dreams! Ephesians 3:20 The MessageEnjoy serving the Lord,
and he will give you what you want. Psalm 37:4 NCV
Serving God does make us very rich, if we are satisfied with what we have. 1 Timothy 6:6 NCV
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