Out of our comfort zone.....

Sometimes God takes the drivers seat in spite of ourselves.

About a year ago we thought Darren would be given an ultimatum from his firm (who had just shut down thier Architecture office here in Portland). Relocate or be gone. So we prepped the house for sale. Either way we'd have to move. Either we'd relocate or we'd have to get by on less (local Architects make less than Architects working for international firms). We WERE going choose relocation. But that door shut. And Darren got to keep his job! That was great news. But we still wanted start getting by on less so Darren could start an MBA program.

We had a new plan. Sell our house & buy a house in SW portland near Oscar's school, the Karate studio, tee ball, etc. Well after 7 months we finally have sold our house. We are to be out march 31st. And it appraised out ok which is a miricle in this market. So that is great great news!


We found a great house we loved in a great neighborhood and made an offer. They countered. We countered. They said no. NO.


We found another great house we loved in a great neighborhood. (We also found a back up house just in case.) We made an offer. They accepted! We went through the dreaded repair addendum phase. Then the appraisal came in $30,000 lower than our offer. Buyers won't match it. We loved this house. They said no. NO.


Our back up house in the mean time sold. Another NO.


Do you ever feel like God is trying to tell you that maybe the path you are on is the wrong one?


So given we have to be out of our house in 7 days we've decided to rent a house. That is our remaining door left open. We can't imagine why He has shut all other doors but this one. Is the house for us not on the market yet? Are we supposed to wait & see what door open to us in 2 years when Darren finishes his MBA? We don't know the WHY...


Darren & I have been scrambling the last 48 hours and have found a house to rent. It has everything we need AND is close to West Hills Christian, Karate, tee ball, the city, etc AND it is vacant. Thank goodness!

It is a little scarry. We've not rented since we first got married. We are planners and this is blowing our minds. But it is a little exciting too. There must be something out there for us that is even better.