Our New Home

A new house.

A place that Byran and I will make into our home.

A house that is big enough for all of us. 

A home where the door is always open for our family and friends.  

An entry to our new adventure in Phoenix.

A bare space ready to be filled.

A house that wasn't what I had expected but, is so perfect for us.   

You see, I had looked at over 40 homes during my search and no other house felt right to me.   I stood in this one for 5 minutes, looked at Bryan and told him "this is the one".  No doubts.   This is it.    It had only been on the market for 12 hours as we signed the paperwork and made an offer.

 

The day before, I knew we were running out of time.  I knew we had to make a decision.   I had been to Phoenix twice and didn't see anything that I knew was right.  But, we knew that if we didn't find something soon, we would have to put our things in storage and live in a motel.   So, I narrowed my search down to three homes (didn't include this house).  And, the next day we made a solid decision and made an offer on a smaller house in this same subdivision, not knowing this house would come on the market the next day.

As I sat in the motel room that morning waiting to hear a response back from my Realtor, I heard the last words he had said the night before.  "Kris, don't stop looking".  So, I reluctantly started looking at the new listings.  The first thing I saw was this home.  In the exact location that we wanted and it was big enough for us.  My heart started pounding and in that moment I knew this was the house.

I called Bryan and told him that I wanted to go to Vistancia (the neighborhood) and look at it.  And, as we were driving around, we heard back from our Realtor.  They turned down our offer on the other house. But, I didn't even think twice.  I asked our Realtor if he could show us this new house.    He said he could be there in  30 minutes.  

I tried to wait patiently however, I had to see the backyard.  So Bryan pulled up in the cul de sac behind the property and I climbed some trees to get a better look.   I laugh now thinking of myself climbing that tree.  And, I know I did it because deep in my heart, I knew this was our new home.

And, an hour later....we put in our offer.

Tonight when I look at these pictures I know that God saved this one just for us.  And, right at the last minute, he opened the door....and we went through.  And, I am beyond thankful for this home and all the blessings that we have been given.   It just amazes me every time I think about it.