Add-ons

Some musings related to a couple recent posts....when we let a realtor list our house, we had no idea the interest that would be there, and I don't think he did either.  In less than two weeks, we had to show the house 17 times!!  Of course, the fact that we just bought a house in Defiance was motivating us to sell, but trying to get the showings to stop was also motivation to accept offers!!  It seemed like all I could do was clean house and then try to find somewhere to go for an hour or two or three every day!!  Praise the Lord for the response, right?  :-)

It was also interesting that the former owners of our house in Defiance had put some new laminate flooring down in the living room and one bedroom, and when they moved out decided to take it all with them!!  Plus carpet in one bedroom and a long row of cabinets in the garage!!  That threw us and our budget for a little loop, but God helped us through it and we're working on finding good replacements.  Who knows....maybe the Lord is helping us get rid of more things that could be ridden with cat hair anyway!

Lastly, we are rejoicing with Jake and Naomi in the new couples He has brought into their fellowship.  When Jake was praying about where to move, I couldn't pray about it because I just wanted him in New Haven with us (of course!).  Don and Jake were getting Holy Spirit nudges toward Maine...a place of spiritual desolation....and a long, long way away.  Now, Naomi's mother and friend are good spiritual people, but there wasn't much else.  I was thankful they got to enjoy each other, but I knew especially Jake was hungry for more fellowship and was hitting a wall when reaching out to Christians in churches in the area.  Now this wonderful event where there are two on fire couples who need Jake and Naomi's fellowship as much or more than the Litchfields need theirs!  So TJIS is what God had in mind!  When Naomi wrote about it in this blog, and when I heard her share on the phone with us about it, I was stirred at what was coming out of her! I felt like it  resembled the song of praise that Miriam sang when God moved on behalf of the Israelites!  God's leading is always good and will prove itself, bearing the fruit God intends for it to bear!