Progression

The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it.  ~Henry David Thoreau

I have been learning a lot on this leg of my journey. We have made offers, been both accepted and rejected, inspected and most of all waited. Because of all this I have determined that buying a house is the single longest and most patience wearing experience I have had yet. 

Part of that is because there is no given out come and there are so many possible hold ups and jumps, hoops, and loops to go through. All while your hopes, dreams, and wishes sit and wither with little information to feed them.

So far the house we are currently offering on has accepted our offer and passed inspection. Now it just has to pass appraisal and a water flow test. Then we will hopefully go into closing on May 29th!  This would get us into our new home before June.

 Who would have thought when we started on this course back in September with an interview that it could take this long to reach our first real resting space.

Stepping Forward

We are so accustomed to getting what we want that sometimes we forget there are other options.

I feel like that about the first house I fell in love with, and wanted to live in. 

I wanted it so bad I could taste it. I hoped, wished, prayed, and waited. And not getting that house made me feel bitter for a day or so. 

However, I am lucky and we have a really good realtor who has found me another house to love.

I am lucky that she has read my heart and soul, and seems to understand and know just what I need from the house I want to make into a home for my family. 

I am lucky that on this pathway there are many options and routes to follow. Places to wander and wonder at the grace and love shown to me in this life.

The Beginning

"If all difficulties were known at the outset of a long journey, most of us would never start out at all. " ~Dan Rather

As it stands I am currently waiting.
I am on the cusp of what could be a defining moment in this journey called life.

I am stopped in this moment. I am taking in this pause along the pathway.
It has me considering where my life is heading and wondering how long it will take me to get there.

I am waiting to find out if we are going to be able to buy our first home.
I am trying to be patient as I find out if my recent dreams of turning a cute little house into a welcoming place of rest and comfort can come true.

I am hoping and wishing to own this place.
A place where the soil is deep and healthy for my family tree to grow big and strong.
It is a place I see myself starting a family, raising my children, and growing old.

But, before any of that can happen there is first this time of waiting, this is a beginning.