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Moving

Progress, of sorts

1.  I talked to five banks yesterday, and we found a bank in Arkansas that is in the town where we will be living.  They have a great loan that is perfect for our needs.  Praise God!

2.  A plumber came yesterday and fixed our shower (an old issue that we had decided we should fix before selling).  I had him take a look at the hall bath next to Lucy's room.  He said it looked dry by the tub, but he wasn't sure where the moisture in her room was coming from.  Her carpet is still damp.  We are drying it out with a fan today.  Dave caulked the tub two nights ago, so tonight we will use it and see if her carpet gets wet again.  If so, then we know that his caulking job didn't solve the problem, and we may have to open up the wall to figure out where the water is coming from.  This is a huge deal; please pray that this is resolved by the caulk!

3.  I had a guy from church come out and look at the sagging sheetrock in the kitchen.  He will be doing this job for us, and should be able to get started either today or Saturday.  It doesn't appear that there is a problem with the roof.  He thinks there used to be, and the sheetrock wasn't replaced then.  He will also be putting up the new shed.  He will also repair the wall where the plumber had to cut a hole to fix the shower.

4.  Today, I am going to try to find a brother in need of work who will chop up the tree for us.  I'm writing so many checks these days, my head is spinning.

5.  My spirit is okay.  I am having to make a conscious decision to focus on what God is doing and has done instead of what looms in front of me.  I know this much--He's doing great things, He's done great things, and He will do great things for us.  He never fails.  He never sleeps.  He never goes on vacation.  He's here and He's moving, and I have to trust that. 

I'm gonna go worship and put the Enemy in confusion.  He doesn't have a chance.

Grrrr.....

So yesterday, I get a letter in the mail from the bank saying that since they couldn't verify Dave's employment or salary, they could not process our loan request.  The lady that was supposed to send us this documentation of verification hasn't.  Dave has called her and emailed her all to no avail.  It really irritates me when people aren't efficient and on top of things in their jobs.  Because she has dragged her feet all this time, we now have to start over with loan applications.  The only other loan worth doing at our bank would require us to lock in our rate today, and there's an application fee and a slightly higher interest rate.  So, this morning, I am going to spend my time on the phone talking to banks about their products.  Yea.

I'm annoyed.  With all that has gone on with the house and now this little snaffoo--I'm about ready to throw my hands up in the air.  But, I won't.  Why?

Because God is faithful.  He is good.  His mercies are new every morning.  His lovingkindess is better than life.  He is my hiding place.  He is my defender.  He is my deliverer.  He is my strength and my song.  He is the King of kings.  He is the Lord of lords.  He is the God who sees.  He is my ever present help in times of trouble.  He is love.

I'm going to, once again, spend my day pressing and pushing into that place of trust--that place where I can praise Him despite the advancing army.  He will protect me and cover me in the shadow of His wings.  Satan better look out.

Stalled

Things are at a halt at our house.  We've got three major house issues staring us in the face from this past week. 

1.  We have to have our ceiling sheetrock replaced in one corner of the house and the roof fixed to prevent this from happening again.  It's leaking, and the former owners of the house knew about it and didn't disclose it.  We figured this out when Dave saw a fan pointed in that corner of the attic. 

2.  We must get someone to chop up the tree in the yard.

3.  Our bathtub is leaking.  It needs re-caulking, and we're hoping that's it.

This is very frustrating.  We are feeling very opposed and hindered by the enemy.  We'd appreciate your prayers that nothing else will go wrong with our house as we are trying to get it on the market! 

Also, I've hit a wall in the cleaning/decluttering.  I think it is because I did so much in such a short amount of time AND the fact that we can't sell until we get other issues fixed.  I'm worn out from the last two weeks.

Praise!  Lucy went 10 hours b/w feedings last night!  It was incredible.  She ate around 7pm  and went to bed around 8:30pm.  She didn't wake up until 5am!  This is huge.  She's NEVER done this.  Pray it continues!  It'd be great if it could stretch to 7am!!!  I just need to go to bed before 11:30! 

Praise!  My Father is here for me.  His mercies are new every morning.  He is faithful and true and good.  I don't have to live in fear or anxiety.  I can rest in His peace, knowing that He is working everything out for my good and the glory of His name.  He's not wasting any of this.

Praise!  We are all healthy at the moment.  I'm so thankful!

Praise!  We are able to pay our bills.

Praise!  Dave has a good job.

Praise!  My daffodils are still alive after the snow!

Praise!  The snow is melted!

What do you want to give Him praise for today?