Many of you have seen the 'congrats' comments on facebook and the celebratory postings which have caused some speculation. Let me just clarify a few things. No, I am not pregnant. No, we are not leaving Tulsa.
But we do have an exciting announcement! That's right friends, we are doing the unthinkable: moving. Not only moving, but moving with a toddler. We are actually very excited about this move and feel that God's hand has truly guided the entire process. For those that have asked, here is how it all happened:
- January - After months of prayer and discussion, Jimmy and I decide to find a new home in 2010...more space that we can grow into while also welcoming family members from out of town
- January 25 - We list our home
- February 6 - We sell our house! Set to close March 5th (27 days later to be exact)
- February 7 - Offer on Ridge Pointe home
- February 10 - Come to agreement on offer
- February 12 - Inspections on Ridge Pointe home reveal some problems with roof and structure
- February 13 - Brooke and Jimmy a little concerned as to where we will be living in a few weeks
- February 15 - We decide to start looking at other homes as a back up...something tells us to go see this home that is totally out of our price range in Camelot Park...WE FALL IN LOVE WITH THIS HOUSE!
- February 16 - Make our best offer on the home in Camelot Park, and pray that if this is the home for us that God would move in the sellers' hearts to accept our lower offer
- Evening of February 16 - THEY ACCEPT OUR OFFER!
- Week of February 21 - We are excited but a little nervous about higher mortgage...still trusting God's plan for us
- February 23 - Inspections come back fabulous...did I mention we are excited!?
- February 24 - Jimmy gets a new job offer! Could God have provided for us more quickly!?
- We still close March 5th...yippeee!!!
We are so excited about what God has been doing in our family...His blessings overflow. Truly, we have found that when we are prayerful about things; God always makes His way known. Things are not always this perfect but I have found that the difficult times make these sweet moments that much sweeter. We serve an awesome God who is able to go well beyond what we would expect and for that, I am grateful.
