Door shut....

As off this afternoon, about 3pm the door on the house bid was officially shut. We can take the hint from God. In fact, shortly after putting in the bid, we got a few signs here and there that maybe we shouldn't get this house. The straw that broke the camel's back was the 18 page counteroffer that we were given. It left us very little choice but to abandon the house. But, in the long run, it will probably be better for the Flatt household. So, we're still back to square one... looking at house after house.

Please continue to pray with us about where God would have us live. We're getting close to the deadline to either extend our lease for a year, go month to month at a premium, or move out. So... there are many decisions that need to happen in the next two weeks.

Until then! Stay tuned for more household updates!

The door that is almost closed

So, last evening around 7:30 we got a phone call from our realtor. Our bid on the home was not accepted, and a counter-offer was given. We did not accept the counter offer. (It was garbage.) So, we're pretty sure that this is God telling us that this is not our home, and that a better one out there awaits. We are still praying about this, as there is still a slight "door ajar" light... but.... we're nearly certain it won't go through. I thought I'd just give a little update. Those of you prayer warriors, please keep praying.

In light of the possible no go, Jeremy and I also have a few decisions to make. Large decisions. One of which will deal with if we should go month to month for a few months, or if we should just go ahead and sign for another year, and just see what God has for us this time next year.

So, those are the prayer request updates. Thank you all for your intercession. Jeremy and I appreciate it!

I will keep everyone up to date as things progress.

To clarify...this is our prayer

I just wanted to clarify to my readership (as few as they may be), that while we are waiting on God and His timing, yes, we have asked you to pray. But, we (Jeremy and I), don't want you to pray "Dear Lord, please allow them to get the house" but rather pray more like "Lord, if this is your will, show it to them clearly. If you want them to have it, then let it be so." A lot has happened in the last few days. I won't go into detail. Not much has happened that has changed this waiting game, but now more than ever, we just need some clarification, and wisdom that only God can give. So if you think of us this week, and the next several, please pray with us, that God's will be done!

Thank you! Have a wonderful evening!

K

Waiting on God

I was debating on whether or not to post this. But then I figured, I should. After all the title says it all.

As most of you know, Jeremy and I have been looking at buying a house now for almost a year and a half. Well last week we found a house we really like. Yesterday we put a bid on it. Now, it's not as simple as that (of course it's not), there are other bidders out against us. So.... we're just waiting, and praying. Waiting on the Lord.

We know that with God all things are possible. We know that He knows what is best for us. We are confident that if God truly wants us to have this house, that we will get it. God's ways are higher than ours. We also rest in the hope that if we don't get this house, that He must have a better more wonderful house out there waiting for us.

So, until then, please join with us in prayer. We need some things to fall into place. We need to see God's will revealed. It's hard to wait... and I pretty much just sit and stare at the phone... hoping to hear one way or the other. So... I'm also learning a great deal of patience.

Anyway, when we hear something I will update more. I'm not going to post pictures of the house, unless we know something one way or the other. I'm trying not to get emotionally attached to it.

Thanks for praying!!

Blog Worlds Collide in Charlotte!

On our way back from the beach Jeremy and I were able to stop over in Charlotte for the evening. We had an amazing opportunity to visit with our friends the Renstroms. We had so much fun! (Thanks guys!) As always, I took very little pictures. But, really, I'd like to focus on the fact that I did remember to take pictures at all. I do find it interesting that I have more pictures of the people/kids who were only there a short time... in comparison to the children who there there the whole time we were. Hmm.....

This is Eden. I love her precious smile.
I'm guessing it's a good one, because I'm not a guy.
Jeremy made her cry a few times. Hehehe

Bennett (Eden's older sister) wasn't so sure about me taking her picture
so I conned Danielle into taking one with her. I was close to a smile.


There were two other sweet children there Greta & Will. However, I didn't get many pictures of them. :-( Sorry Nat! At first I was totally bummed, that the picture below was the only one I got of Greta... but then I found it rather fitting. Greta is a climber! She climbed I didn't even know could be climbed on. So.... this is her picture that I got of her. She was climbing over the couch.

Renstrom family, thank you so much for the wonderful evening. It was such a pleasure to get to hang out with you on our way back home. Thanks for making time for us. The Charlotte symphony was wonderful! It was a great time to catch up. (Sorry you didn't get to hear so much of it... )

Greta, Jeremy says hi! He had a lot of fun playing with you.

I will leave you with this little story as I end this blog entry. Jeremy and Greta became good buds over the 19 hours we were there. (Jeremy just is wonderful with children.) On Monday morning, Jeremy was eating his breakfast of pancakes and bacon... and he shared a bite with Greta. It was sweet. Well apparently this caught her attention, and it was love. As we were leaving, we were giving our hugs. I squatted down to give Greta a hug... and she was accomodating... and then Jeremy said "Can I have a hug?" She went running up to him... gave him a big ol' bear hug.... and then he set her down. Without prompting her she said "I wuv you Jeremy" . It was sooo precious! Nat, be thankful that we didn't scoop her up and steal her right then and there! We talked about it all the way home!

Thanks for the fun time!

Retirment + Part-time Job= Dad?

Recently my father has been considering the possibilities of retiring in the fall. As it happens, I keep throwing out possible jobs that he could do in his retirement. Here's one I found while we were in Myrtle Beach.
This man stood at the door opening it and directing guests in at "The Original Benjamin's Seafood Buffet". I instantaneously pictured my father dressed up as a pirate, ushering guests into their meal. I'm guessing he'd be a good fit, especially if they gave him free food when he was done!

Hehehe... anyone else have a good job idea?

Myrtle Beach

On June 8th Jer and I left Ohio behind. We were bound for Myrtle Beach. We had a lot of fun. Unfortunately (as is typical of me) I did not take a lot of pictures. :-( We were too busy on the beach, and I didn't feel comfortable leaving my camera anywhere and everywhere. So, there are just a few pictures that I can share.

These are the views we had from our balcony.
If I looked straight down, this is what I saw.

We enjoyed our time with Jeremy's family. It was wonderful having his sister and her family, his brother, his two aunts and their families, and his uncle and wife. Some of them live out of town, so it was good to see them and spend a bit of time with them.

Most of the time we'd sleep in. Eat breakfast, chill out... have lunch... and then head to the beach. After our beach time, we usually got ready to go out to dinner. In the evening sometimes we played games, other times we just hung out, watched movies, talked, played putt-putt or whatnot. We ate and two very good seafood buffets. Boy were they good.

My biggest pride of the trip is an odd one. I am proud to say that after a lot of OCD applications of sunscreen neither Jeremy nor I got sunburnt! So.... someone should be proud of us! 70+ SPF did a great job! Go coppertone!