Saturday, July 16, 2011
oops!
i know that i dont get on here nearly enough. and i cant really say that i have tried hard. just been really busy with work, buying and starting to fix the house, kids, hubby, and friends that i do my best to stay in contact with. to be continued.
Saturday, July 2, 2011
My monthly update.
Well, as much as I would like to try and keep up with this thing, it seems I can hardley find the time. I was hoping that I could at least keep up with it on a weekly basis. No such luck. So all of you crazy "Chuck and Allie groupies" will just have to tolerate my tardiness in my update. Since I last wrote we've had alot of changes happen. So listen up.
We moved out of Joplin, MO. 3 weeks before the devastation of the F-5 tornado that ripped thru there. We know that it was solely God's grace that gave us the oppourtunity to move when we did. You see, almost 3 years ago I injured my back while at work and won a cash settlement in a lawsuit against the company. It was just a waiting game as to when the company would actually pay up. We knew that when we recieved the money we were going to be moving back to michigan, but we were told that we may not get it till June or July. Well by God's grace we recieved the settlement the first week of May. So we took the time off of work to get all our belongings packed up and moved to our storage unit in Michigan. We had originally planned it for the last week of May, but became too excited and just couldnt wait that long. So long story short, we moved out of Joplin 3 weeks before the tornado almost wiped it out.
While in Michigan moving our stuff into storage we called up a realtor and requested to look at 1 house. We immediatly fell in love with this "distressed" foreclosure. We could see the potential in it and it came with six acres! We immediatly made an offer on the house and after over a month of "bartering" with the bank (wich included a credit for stolen plumbing) we closed on the house. So as of June 22, 2011 we became "debt free" home/ land owners. Thanking God all the way to the bank. If you've been following either of us on facebook you know just how excited we are to have this blessing in our lives. As much work as needs to be done, and there is alot, we still know that it is a blessing straight from the hands of God. We could have never done it without His guidance. For the first time in my adult life do I feel like I am truly providing for my wife and kids. No one (except God) will ever be able to take this away from us.
So, as you may see, we've been busy as a hive of bees. We both apologize for not keeping up on this, but, well, you know. We've been busy. Thanks for your patience and for taking the time to read my ramblings. May God bless your homes as much as He's blessed ours.
"As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord." Joshua 24:15
We moved out of Joplin, MO. 3 weeks before the devastation of the F-5 tornado that ripped thru there. We know that it was solely God's grace that gave us the oppourtunity to move when we did. You see, almost 3 years ago I injured my back while at work and won a cash settlement in a lawsuit against the company. It was just a waiting game as to when the company would actually pay up. We knew that when we recieved the money we were going to be moving back to michigan, but we were told that we may not get it till June or July. Well by God's grace we recieved the settlement the first week of May. So we took the time off of work to get all our belongings packed up and moved to our storage unit in Michigan. We had originally planned it for the last week of May, but became too excited and just couldnt wait that long. So long story short, we moved out of Joplin 3 weeks before the tornado almost wiped it out.
While in Michigan moving our stuff into storage we called up a realtor and requested to look at 1 house. We immediatly fell in love with this "distressed" foreclosure. We could see the potential in it and it came with six acres! We immediatly made an offer on the house and after over a month of "bartering" with the bank (wich included a credit for stolen plumbing) we closed on the house. So as of June 22, 2011 we became "debt free" home/ land owners. Thanking God all the way to the bank. If you've been following either of us on facebook you know just how excited we are to have this blessing in our lives. As much work as needs to be done, and there is alot, we still know that it is a blessing straight from the hands of God. We could have never done it without His guidance. For the first time in my adult life do I feel like I am truly providing for my wife and kids. No one (except God) will ever be able to take this away from us.
So, as you may see, we've been busy as a hive of bees. We both apologize for not keeping up on this, but, well, you know. We've been busy. Thanks for your patience and for taking the time to read my ramblings. May God bless your homes as much as He's blessed ours.
"As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord." Joshua 24:15
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