WeHaveANewHome

(sorry for the title. If I put spaces then the words change to Japanese, and I can't figure out how to stop it... any suggestions?)

The day finally came, we made the decision, and now have a home. Which, we knew would happen eventually... the key was keeping in mind God's timing is perfect. Right?! For some reason it's so easy to be distracted by, pretty much everything, and not be focused on the one thing we do know, and should trust at all times. That being, God and His perfect timing.
We thought for sure, before we even got here, that we would live on base. However, not long after arriving we decided we really should live off base. After searching for a week for a place we saw three we liked. Two were a little bit more expensive, but we heard from different people that you don't use all the money you're given for utilities, so you can use that extra money for the rent. We weren't really sure if that would end up being true, but we knew we liked the places a lot. Well, when we finally decided yes, that's what will do. Spending a little more is okay... The places were already taken. Wow, that hit us hard. Hard with dissapointment, but also reassuring us God is in controll. Because we hadnt found anything else we liked in town, our only option was on base, and all we heard were negative things. The same day we received our two offers for base housing and picked up the keys to go look at them. They offered us a multiplex in a new neighborhood and an appt. on the 5th floor of a Tower. Surprisingly, we were impressed with both options. We decided against the Tower because of lugging the kids out of the car, to the building, up the elevator. And we decided to take the place in the multiplex. Our home is on the end of four town homes joined together. We have 3 bd and 2 1/2 bath. A big family room, nice eat-in kitchen, private back patio, and small grass area beyond the patio, lots of storage space, and two assigned parking spots out front. We find ourselves very blessed once again, remembering God had His plan in place the whole time would have saved us a few headaches, but we live and learn and grow in God.
We are very excited about moving into our new home on Friday. Unfortunately, we will be waiting until April 10th to receive our advanced shipment. Why it is called advanced, and taking so long is beyond me. Oh well. We do get to borrow some things free of charge, which is awesome. Things like beds, a couch, kitchen table, pots & pans, coffee maker (for Andy, of course), silverware, etc.
The biggest bummer will be not having easy access to a computer. We will try getting to one as often as we can. Please do not stop the comments, emails, and posts on Facebook, because we are loving it. Thanks so much for your love, support, and prayers. We really appreciate you!