Home Sweet Home - maybe.... part 5

The synopsis:

I have to sum this up for you I feel. I haven't written in four days, you probably wonder what the heck is going on... The story is hard enough to follow at one time, let alone spread over two weeks!! ha

It truly is one of the longest, most confusing, weird stories I have ever lived or told. I will sum it up with points this time. Here's hoping it makes some sort of sense!!!

• In Nov of '10 we found a house in the forest we loved.
• We put a contingency contract on it.
• The contract expired.
• The contract got renewed at 12,000 less. (yea!!)
• A 'real' buyer stepped in and we had 48 hours to get a contract on our home.
• We got a buyer.
• We lost the forest house anyway.
• We told our buyer - 'goodbye!' (we didn't want to sell for so little for no reason)
• We found another house - soooo much better (the pink house)
• The pink house ALSO had a potential buyer.
• We almost won that bid, but since it was a foreclosure, there was one requirement we didn't meet. We couldn't afford two houses at once. (crazy huh???) ;)
• So now, within a week, we lost TWO houses! Sheesh. The rejection is coming on strong. How hard is it to purchase something these days?????
• Oh, the little green forest house... the contract on that fell through. (what?!?! - sweet!)
• We try to get our buyers back.
• Our buyers agree to come back and buy our home!!
• Suddenly we have buyers, we make a solid contract offer on the original little green forest house, and we start packing. Closing date is just 2.5 weeks away!!!
• Our home goes under inspection.
• The bank for the forest house sends us a counter offer.
• We agree to the counter offer on the forest house... and just before we sign it.....
• OUR buyers WALK.

Can you believe that???? We love a house. We 'get' a house. We lose a house. We find another house. We lose that house. We have buyers. We lose buyers. Crap-i-tomoly! What are you supposed to do with that kind of stress and emotion when you are living it???

I honestly think it got to my health last week. I physically started breaking down. Spiritually??? I'm good. Tired, confused, but good. Trusting. On the more 'human', physical side... very very tired, and hoping something happens soon.

So, yesterday, we started at point A again. Our house is back on the market. And we are hoping to still get the little forest house before someone else does. Here's hoping!!

Oh.. and for goodness sakes... please, by all means, join us in prayer on this adventure, won't you???? :)