Prayer Request

Jared & I have been talking and praying for some time now about selling our house. We've lived in it for a little over two years now and have put in A LOT of tender loving care. And I do mean A LOT! But, in an effort to be better stewards with the money God has given us, we've decided to move closer into "town" and search for something smaller and in need of less tlc. To some people this doesn't make any sense at all. But we are trying to make smart decisions even if that means we have to be more inconvenienced. Like for example, some people see a house with less room as a bad thing. To me, I think about having to keep necessities and not hoard a bunch of junk. Sam will have more opportunities to give away his toys instead of letting stacks of toys be shoved into a closet somewhere. We will all have more opportunity to give things away, which I think is a great thing. The realtor came to our house today and looked around. We told her everything that we had done to the house and what our "long term" dreams had been, but we just ran out of time, energy, and money. It seems that we will be able to sell our home for more than we bought it for. This is a HUGE praise! My gut reaction was to up our price range, but then the Lord reminded me what we originally had in mind in the first place...to be better stewards of the money that God has given us. So, if our house sells for the price range she gave us, we'll be able to pay off some of our debt! WooHoo! It's a small chunk compared to the gigantic college loans that we face, but it's a step in the right direction....the debt free direction! We are by no means struggling. We just want to be able to be debt free (except for our house) and be able to focus more on giving to others financially. We want to be able to pay for Sam's college so he won't have to deal with what we're dealing with. We want to be able to be financial blessings to others who may be struggling. All of these things are how we feel we are being better stewards with God's money. So my prayer request is that our house would sell. We would be able to pay off some debt, and make steps in the right direction toward being debt free (cars, loans, you name it). That would be a huge burden off of us. Please join us in praying for this big prayer request.