We Have an Offer!!!!!!

Hi Everyone! Yes, we finally have an offer! It is for the current asking price less closing costs. That is about the best we could hope for right now.

And right after that offer came, another came that is $20,000 below it. So we are really hoping that this all goes through without any complications. The close date will be March 31, Lord willing.

As for the heat pump, we contacted the insurance company as soon as we knew it was stolen. The lady told Mark that if we had not been living in the house for longer than 90 days, then the insurance wouldn't pay for it. They said we needed to have vacant house insurance, which is a lot more expensive. Mark has talked to their agents no less than four times in the last year switching other insurance like vehicle insurance and they never mentioned the housing stuff.
Then when he talked to the agent who processed the whole thing, she didn't ask and he didn't offer that information. So they covered it and sent the check to our house in Indiana with no questions asked.
About two weeks later, we got a postcard in the mail that said, we've noticed your address changed and that might affect your premiums and your coverage. We were so glad that didn't happen before they covered the heat pump!
So now Mark has the heat pump lined up to be installed this week before the inspection. We are just praying that it doesn't get stolen between now and March 31.
Miranda is scheduled to get her wisdom teeth out March 4. She has been having some pain off and on, but so far not too bad.

Winter so far has probably been the busiest January and February I can remember. The kids all got to try snow skiing on a homeschool ski day. They all did very well and enjoyed it. Rachel has been accepted to drama camp and is excited to audition and see which part she gets. The play will be about Adoniram Judson, first American missionary to Burma. Luke is going to run track at Leo Jr. High and Reed is going to play soccer again this spring. Miranda has a new job, working from 3:30 to 5:30 at Grabill Family Dentistry, sanitizing tools and closing down rooms after use. She is filling in for Raquel Sauder during track season, and then they will job share for the summer.

We appreciate your prayers for the house situation. It is so good to finally have an offer! We are praying that God will clearly show us the direction we should take on whether to buy or rent and where.

Oh, one more thing! We have heat in the sunroom now--it is like we added a room on the house! It is beautiful to sit out there and feel the sun. And it will be nice to have the extra room when we have company.

We feel so blessed and thankful for so many reasons.