Join me in this episode as I give you a quick recap of what our lives have looked like the past three weeks and as I complete our, "Moving Across The Country" series.
If you're just joining I highly encourage you to go back and listen to how our journey began and why we decided to move from Washington to Tennessee.
As Travis, my husband, and I have bought and sold a couple times we thought we knew what we were up against when it came to purchasing a home. However, from what we have since learned, purchasing an almost 100 year old home while still living across the country makes for more difficult times.
One of the biggest surprises that we encountered was how our appraiser, who is supposed to calculate the value of the home, had enough pull to halt our loan process and make us pay out of pocket for a structural engineer to ensure the safety of our house to be.
Not only did we now have to pay more than was we had originally expected but all of a sudden our current bank said that we were to high of a risk and we had to look elsewhere for funding. Add a slurry of other unknown complications and the world began to feel like it was toppling down on us.
There is so much to the story that truly you'll just have to listen!
This process was far from easy friends. And somedays I feel as if I'm drowning in my to do list but I also have faith that we are here for a reason and our journey is just beginning. If you have ever felt this way take a moment and just look at the good around you.
Every night our family takes a turn around the yard and I am in awe of what we have built just in our short five months of being here. The beauty of the area is how I imagined it and our children are happy, healthy and learning just as much as we are in this beautiful experience.
Fear is a powerful thing but so is courage and I can honestly say that I am so proud of myself and my husband for being courageous and walking into the unknown. Somedays are scary and overwhelming but the small moments that you catch in between the chaos makes it all worth it.
What are you afraid to do my friend? Maybe now is the time to say no more to fear and take the leap of faith. Leave a comment below and I'd be happy to pray for you and your journey!
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Catch you next week!
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