Or maybe that should say, another chapter started in the book of life. Who knows?
For that last few days, we have relentlessly looked at homes. So much that they all started to run together and my brain was beginning the decent into mush. I decided this time, before I left, that I would pray about this. I simply wanted God's will to be done in my life and, if this is the time, to please give me a sign and if He could toss a sign to me about a certain property that would be the best for my family...well, I would greatly appreciate that.
I head out to meet my agent at a house to view this morning. I printed out directions and off I went. I got lost. Not just a little lost, but a whole lot lost. I wasn't even anywhere NEAR where I should have been...even with printed directions in hand! I had to use OnStar to find the place and when I arrived at the street, I kid you not when I say that I STILL could NOT find the property. Need a sign? Did you ask for a sign? Yes, I did. I took that as a very definitive sign that this was not the property for us. I don't easily get lost and for me to get lost twice and one of those times ON THE STREET where the home is located...I gotcha God. I am tracking! The homeowners did have a very cute puppy though...he gave me lots of licks and scratches...and people say Rotti's are dangerous. I call bull, but that's a whole different topic.
Back to the one at hand.
We then head up to Summerlyn in Leander to view a couple of the homes there that have recently come on the market. We turn onto Falcon Lane (Falcon = awesome!) and I pull in front of the house and park. It's raining. I mean absolutely pouring. I look up at the house and what do I see? A hawk...perched on the roof right above the front door. Did I mention it was raining? I have NEVER seen a bird willingly sit and be rained on. What happens next? Hawk that is on the roof then takes flight and alights on the hood of my car, squawks and then flies back to his previous position on the roof. Our real estate agent asked if I was a bird whisperer because he had never seen as many birds as he does when he is with me. Those that know me will understand the bird reference. If you don't, then you have no idea and I'm not going to explain it. We'll simply say that they are usually my "signs" about things.
I walk in the door and I am absolutely blown away. Thought the house yesterday was perfect for us and this one knocked that one completely out of contention. It's a single story, which upsets Britney, but she isn't the one buying it. For my health reasons, the single story home is perfect. 2 car garage, 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, walk in closets in every room, gourmet kitchen, open living floor plan for dining, living and kitchen areas. Covered patio with a ceiling fan outside (Awesome!) and it's on 1/3 of an acre, the back yard is ginormous and it has two storage buildings on the property as well as a firepit AND the piece de resistance...it is fenced and backs up to a forested farm land that is a greenbelt and is protected from future development. So that means we will NEVER see another property behind us...ever.
I called Pat, asked him to get on Skype, took him on a tour and he said he liked it, liked that for my health it was an ideal property and it meets our needs now and in the future. So, the agent and I wrote up an offer on the home while on site. I am now waiting to hear if the seller is going to accept our offer. I just got the seller's disclosure and there was nothing major on there as far as previous issues. So I signed that and sent it back to my agent about 30 minutes ago. Now, I wait some more.
If it's meant to be, it will happen and if not, then we'll move on and find something else. I am still going to praise and thank God for his amazing blessings in our lives.
