28 hours and counting...

Crossing our fingers all goes well!!!

Tomorrow's the big day. I can't believe it's already here. These past few months have been amazingly challenging, frustrating, saddening, exciting and so much more. But oh how my testimony has grown!

We have been searching now for over a year for a home. And ever since getting pregnant in the fall we have been searching even harder. With 3 kids soon to be and a house with 2 beds and 1 bath we knew that now more than ever was the time to get into something a little bigger. So our search began. At times I felt like I was being selfish or greedy (to big of house, to expensive etc) and other times I felt like nothing was going to work out. Why, I'd ask? Heavenly Father what is our plan or purpose with all this? But nothing came during those times, except keep looking. We would find one and think we were moving in but nope there was mold...and lots of it. Oops they took another offer. Over and over again. Four strong months of looking and offer after offer brought me to the breaking point. Through tears and frustration I gave up. No more was my thoughts. I can't take it any more. So I stopped looking and stopped talking about it for over a week. It never left my mind but at least I was focusing on something else. My mom, bless her heart, through the tears and frustration she saw my going through said "get a blessing." I of course said why?? But she knew that was what we all needed. She had been praying for months and months for us and all she kept receiving was it's in the Lords Hands. So I thought quickly about it and acted upon it. Our home teachers came over a few days later and gave me a sweet and comforting blessing.

In the blessing it said how the Lord is aware of our situation and how is also was aware of each one of our family members needs and that he was preparing a house for us in time. He also talked about the pain and trails it had brought but how important that was. As the blessing wrapped up I felt such a peace and calmness not only in my heart but in our home. It was so overwhelming and amazing. How lucky I felt to know that our Heavenly Father truly loves us and was aware of our situation and that in time all would be right.

What a lesson I have learned, patience, trust in the Lord, things are not as we always want them but as he sees for us etc. It truly has made me open my eyes and heart and count all of my many blessings in my life. How blessed I am and my family to have the gospel and all that it brings to our lives.

So as we sat and watched conferences and we got a phone call saying that another offer fell through I got a little urge to hop on line and look quickly at homes. And low and behold guess what was there?? That's right...a brand new home in Ramsey only 2 miles from my mom and EVERYTHING we have wanted!!! It was so beautiful and it was so refreshing to walk in and smell new and clean. I just knew walking in there that this is the one. How my heart poured over. I felt peace and calmness. We walked away saying this is it. Within 2 hours we found this house, went and looked at it, put an offer in and by that time the agent had already called ours 3 times. This was Saturday, by Monday morning at 8:30am we knew it was ours. We not only found a home

10 days ago but are moving in tomorrow.

How our blessings and prayers have been answered.

It's truly amazing and

we can't wait to see what comes next.