josh and i signed the lease and we have a place!!
it was the blessing that we were waiting for.
[i think the jumping up and down and quietly squealing in the bedroom when the landlord walked into the kitchen is enough to prove my sheer delight in the place we were in]
it's on 1st Street...how quaint.
decent size living room/dining room.
good size bedroom with great closet storage.
hallway closet with deep shelves.
carpets were cleaned yesterday.
cute bathroom. it lacks a bathtub but has a great shower reminiscent of this:
kitchen is the perfect size.
good counter space. new fridge.
stove/oven isn't something to write home about but it works & we're thankful!
the hallway is super short but one of it's corners is perfect for a cute little table.
our own washer and dryer - we don't even have to share.
andddd utilities are included. which is so good because as we all know, canada gets COLD in the winter and with my body and the warmth that's needed to make it comfortable, it's nice we don't have to pay for the gas bill!
oh. and we get to paint anything and everything we want!
jonah, one of joshs friends, is a painter and is helping us out tonight/tomorrow so we can move in on thursday or friday! [give the little place enough time to air out. the way my mind has been lately, the less fumes to influence me, the better (: ]
since most everyone we know lives out of town, we plan on doing a little photo album of our place so that people can see...since they can't visit ): it's better than nothing i suppose.
today i'll go over to the place with some of our stuff and then make what i imagine to be a very long list of things we need. between all of the 'first time groceries' we'll have to buy there is the long list of common household items we'll have to purchase. good thing Josh had 6 hours of overtime last week...? i'm just kidding.
God has provided in crazy ways in our lives. we're learning/training ourselves not to let finances worry us and stress us out. our money is not our own and what we need will be provided. we're also looking and praying for places to give our money. we're huge believers in that what we're given should be redistributed to various needs.
"this is my prayer in the harvest - when favor and providence flow
i know i'm filled to be emptied again - the seed i've received i will sow"
i pray that your heart would be open to the needs that surround you. Lord, help us all not to cling to the things of this world but let us use what we've been given to bless others in their need. it's time for the followers of Jesus to get creative and eager in giving.
i'd love to hear your thoughts on just about...anything.
stay tuned. our life is never boring. [well...sometimes it is.]
good counter space. new fridge.
stove/oven isn't something to write home about but it works & we're thankful!
the hallway is super short but one of it's corners is perfect for a cute little table.
our own washer and dryer - we don't even have to share.
andddd utilities are included. which is so good because as we all know, canada gets COLD in the winter and with my body and the warmth that's needed to make it comfortable, it's nice we don't have to pay for the gas bill!
oh. and we get to paint anything and everything we want!
jonah, one of joshs friends, is a painter and is helping us out tonight/tomorrow so we can move in on thursday or friday! [give the little place enough time to air out. the way my mind has been lately, the less fumes to influence me, the better (: ]
since most everyone we know lives out of town, we plan on doing a little photo album of our place so that people can see...since they can't visit ): it's better than nothing i suppose.
today i'll go over to the place with some of our stuff and then make what i imagine to be a very long list of things we need. between all of the 'first time groceries' we'll have to buy there is the long list of common household items we'll have to purchase. good thing Josh had 6 hours of overtime last week...? i'm just kidding.
God has provided in crazy ways in our lives. we're learning/training ourselves not to let finances worry us and stress us out. our money is not our own and what we need will be provided. we're also looking and praying for places to give our money. we're huge believers in that what we're given should be redistributed to various needs.
"this is my prayer in the harvest - when favor and providence flow
i know i'm filled to be emptied again - the seed i've received i will sow"
i pray that your heart would be open to the needs that surround you. Lord, help us all not to cling to the things of this world but let us use what we've been given to bless others in their need. it's time for the followers of Jesus to get creative and eager in giving.
i'd love to hear your thoughts on just about...anything.
stay tuned. our life is never boring. [well...sometimes it is.]
I am glad you found a place, I know that you were concerned about this major factor. I hope you are enjoying married life.
ReplyDeleteYAY-you guys are MARRIED! VERY happy. :o)
ReplyDeleteand congrats on the new place... brian and i have been living with my parents since we returned to the states in april, trying to work out jobs/finances/etc. so i KNOW the trusting God phase! i love this, what you wrote:
God has provided in crazy ways in our lives. we're learning/training ourselves not to let finances worry us and stress us out. our money is not our own and what we need will be provided. we're also looking and praying for places to give our money. we're huge believers in that what we're given should be redistributed to various needs.
"this is my prayer in the harvest - when favor and providence flow
i know i'm filled to be emptied again - the seed i've received i will sow"
AMEN. we can identify EXACTLY.
and it's looking like we will FINALLY be moving into a place of our own in october! it's definitely a step of faith, as we don't have "concrete" finances at all, but we feel the grace to move and the grace to believe that God will supply! i'm so excited... feels like i've been waiting FOREVER! :)
and we're loving having this little girl in our world. yes, we did have a home birth. what a TRIP! i can't say that labor and delivery was any fun (ha!), but i'll definitely do it at home again in the future...
i have written an EMAIL on a comment box! oops! glad you guys are doing well!
love, lindsey