ANSWERS

Well, in the last 24 hours we've received 2 answers we've been looking for:

1)what's wrong with my ear? -I have Eustachian Tube Dysfunction -basically my eustachian tube is either blocked or inflamed and therefore causing me the pain I've been experiencing. Praise God it's an "easy" fix. :) I'm on Allegra for 1 week and if that doesn't clear it up, then I take a week of antibiotics.

2)the house -we heard this morning that we did not get the house we were hoping for. They called Monday morning and wanted our "best and final" offer -and we had already learned that our previous bid was not the highest they had received...so we upped our offer to what we thought was a fair price for that house -a non-foreclosure just a few streets away is being offered at not much more than we bid for our "best and final". The email our agents received regarding this house is that "although it was a tough decision, the bank, in the end, opted for the highest bidder". We know that the bank's agent would have taken our first offer but the bank wanted to see how high they could get people to bid, so we assume the bank was only looking at the numbers and not necessarily how strong the buyers were. If the person who "won" the house ends up not being able to qualify for their loan, then we will be contacted.

We're not holding our breath or sitting by and waiting for that to happen...so tonight, after the kids go to bed, we'll start weeding thru all the houses we can go see for this weekend.

To say I'm bummed is an understatement. I really wanted this house. The floorplan is great, the lot is great, the location is great, the price was fabulous...but I guess it's not where the Lord wants us. What's odd is that since seeing the house on the MLS last Wednesday night, I just had that gut feeling that this was "it"...and my gut is usually right 9 out of 10 times. Guess this was the time it was wrong. :) It just seemed to be perfect for us.

The reason we want a bigger house is so that we can add children. We both feel called to adopt again, which as we all know, isn't cheap. This house seemed "perfect" in that it would allow us to add to our family cuz we'd have the space to do so AND being that it was so cheap, we could afford to adopt again sooner rather than later. The other homes we're looking at will accomodate our growing family -but the price tag on them would mean we'd need to financially wait longer to start an adoption.

As I was praying over the "why didn't our bid win?" issue with God this morning, Isaiah 55:8-9 immediately came to my mind:

For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways declares the LORD.

As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.

Please pray for us in this endeavor. It's an overwhelming thought to have to sort thru MORE houses on-line and go walk even MORE houses. We have a list of about 20 more to sort thru for this weekend...we've already looked at them on-line and none of them look all that exciting-but we can't just sit back and do nothing either.

So, the hunt continues.