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Feeling Happy
in the end
We are moved, thank you Lord, and thank you everyone for your prayers and well wishes.
It was an "easy" move if moves are easy. Last Wednesday and Thursday were stressful but the movers came Friday morning, got everything loaded on the truck in 2;5 hours, everything loaded off the truck in 1.5 hours and we had the majority of things unpacked by Friday/Saturday. We decided not to unpack my husband's business/college books as we had an extra bedroom to store the boxes in just in case we decide to move again in a year when this lease is up. Wise move on his part, I think.
The house is nice and I'll take pictures of it after we get our new couch/loveseat in a few days.
In the end, at the last minute just as the Lord told me that it would happen, my son got settled in with where he would be living. I stressed out so much about it that I had a major panic attack two Thursdays ago and poured my heart out to the Lord and he gave me a plan that with trepidation I presented to my husband, and surprisingly, thank you Lord, my husband went for; definitely an answer to prayer.
Basically, we decided to co-sign for him for an apartment for a period of time. He assures us he and his friends living there can come up with the rent; between the 3 of them it is "doable" if they manage their monies carefully. Without us co-signing, he could not qualify for anything based on no credit history and not a good enough income.
I could not bear to have him live with a friend in an apartment with the friend's mother, sister and brother as well as a couple that was renting out their other bedroom; he would be sleeping on a couch in the living room along with his friend (2 couches). Seven people would be sharing a 2-bedroom apartment with 1 bathroom. I knew that would get old soon.
Did I cave in? Yes. Was it wise for us to co-sign? Time will tell. I have to believe this is part of the Lord's plan because so many things fit into place. The rent on the apartment had been reduced by several hundred dollars, there was a VERY small deposit to get into the place, there were no application fees for applying for it, etc.
The house we rented here where we live came with a washer, dryer, fridge. I was going to give our washer, dryer and fridge away since I didn't want to store them for a year or so and I didn't want them in our garage here. Guess who needed a washer, dryer and fridge at his new place? My son got them.
Our couch, loveseat and recliner were at least 10 years old, showed lots of wear and tear and it was time to update them. Guess who got the old ones and we got to go out and buy what we wanted without thinking of wear/tear that kids would do to it.
The apartment he rented is huge; a 1-bedroom with over 800 square feet and a walk in closet that was big enough like a small bedroom. They wanted a 2-bedroom apartment, I said "no" you can work your way up to a 2-bedroom if you do fine in a 1-bedroom.
Three guys sharing; plenty of room. One (the friend who he would have stayed with on the couch) is happy to sleep on the couch at this apartment; the other guy will share the bedroom with my son.
They did all the moving themselves; my husband did help hook up the washer/dryer. He said it looked like a tornado hit the place when they moved in because they basically just threw boxes in and things on the floor, but a day later when we saw it, things were all in order.
Will he do good? I don't know, but we gave him a chance to try. If he fails, there are consequences we put in place on how we will get back our monies if we need to pay rent for them. I pray he will do good, but its time for him to learn how to be an adult.
As for me and my husband, we are enjoying our new place; Koda loves his backyard and new neighborhood. I think we'll be happy here. Went to a new church on Sunday, the pastor called us to welcome us there yesterday, someone brought a plate of cookies from the church to us last night and we got a welcome letter in the mail too from them. Is it where the Lord wants us? We'll see; I like a lot of their ministries and his sermon on Mother's Day was so relevant to me (I plan to share it in the next couple of days).
Its good to be back.
Just one more trip over the mountain today to do the walk through with our old place; the cleaning service we got did a great job, I'm thinking the carpet cleaners probably did just a fantastic job too.
Thank you Lord :) Help me with this new chapter of mylife; lead me to where you want me to serve.
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You gave your son a chance. Now it'll be up to him to prove whether or not he can handle it. No moves are easy but it sounds like yours was as smooth as it could have been hoped for. I love that you have learned through life's many, many lessons to take it to the Lord for help and advice and to NOT carry it yourself. I'm glad you're ok and so is everyone there.
Nelishia
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I can't believe I read this and forgot to comment. I think you did the right thing, Betty. Your son needs to have a chance to spread his wings and fly. Most times they need some help to begin with. You are giving him the chance to grow. I know this had to be so hard for you to do. I'll keep you all in my prayers. Chris
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welcome back I am so happy for you sending you hugs and prayers
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Sherry
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Oh I didn't catch it about your son finding a place - I'm glad he found something to meet his needs. All has worked out well as I KNEW it would. :-)
Monica
6/9/08 8:03 PM
I am glad the move went smoothly!!
Gillie
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