House For Sale

We put our house of eleven years on the market in preparation for our trip.  We have been talking about it for months, but seeing the sign get put in the yard was a bit uncomfortable.  We remembered the people who are part of this house, some of whom have passed on; the blood, sweat and tears (mostly Jon’s); and the scripture written on the framing, reminding us the intent of this house was to serve the Lord by loving our neighbors. So, with that reminder, we soberly loosen our grip on the things on earth for treasures in Heaven. And we have faith that God will not disappoint.

After four days on the market we had two offers.  We accepted the better offer (shocker), but they backed out.  We were a mixture of disappointed, angry, and deflated…which led to ordering pizza, having a beer, and watching Elf because as Buddy would say, “Does someone need a hug?”