Many of you may have read my post/blog(s) beginning on
February 1, 2012 when I was laid-off from Sony after 12+ years. I also believe I posted something about
Cummins offering me a job on March 28th which I feel is a miracle in
and of itself given the economy and the many that have been out of work for
years.
I said then that I felt God had answered a prayer regarding
the lay-off, and even though there has been worry and concern, I believed God
was going to lead me in the direction I should go if I had an open ear. It has
felt like a long process since moving to Columbus, IN and renting a place month
to month while our house was built. At
the same time I had concerns about finding a buyer for our house in Terre
Haute. I didn’t want it to sell too
quickly because Merly would have needed a handicapped accessible place to live
in the interim. Also, I didn’t want to
carry two mortgages at the same.
About a week to two before the closing date on the new home,
it hit me that the financial responsibility was about to shift. Sure it was fun to take pictures and watch
the house get built from the ground up, but when it was nearing completion, a
knot formed in my stomach. At that time,
I began to pray in a way I have never done.
I thought about how some of the men in the Old Testament actually
negotiated with God about whether to destroy or not. I began to pray by saying to God that it was
time for Him to send a buyer to the house.
I told Him it was time. (Of course, He already knew that). But with each
showing, I would tell God to put it in the hearts of the people to see
something in the house that would lead to an offer.
As we neared the closing date in Columbus, IN I began to
feel peace about it all. I knew God would show me the way to manage budgets to
maintain two houses, and so I began to think about places to tighten the belt
so to speak.
On Monday, September 24, 2012 I closed on our house in
Columbus and was glad it went well. The
following day I worked from the rented home because I needed to start getting
things prepared there to move to our new home.
For some reason, around 11:30AM I decided to check my personal email
account, and in the emails I spotted one from my realtor in Terre Haute. Purchase Agreement Attached was in the
subject line. I can’t tell you how
excited and nervous I was. I looked at
the Purchase Agreement and my heart sunk; it would cost me some money to accept
that offer; however, I was not about to give an immediate ‘No’. I talked to my realtor that evening since we
had unto 5PM the following day to respond.
She was shocked I was even considering it. She told me that another agency would be
showing the house that afternoon, and she recommended we wait for that
outcome. We did, but I made sure she
understood that an offer would have to come in early in the day or I was going
to move forward with the offer we had.
After all, I was simply trying to get out from under the mortgage, even
at a cost. (Yes, a limited cost). On Wednesday it seemed like 3 years between
8AM and 11AM. I had to know, so I called
the realtor and asked if the 2nd offer came in. It did and was for asking price with no
extras. I was stunned, but then I realized that God had His hand in it all.
Do Miracles happen?
You bet they do! How many people
can say they bought a new house while maintaining the mortgage on another house
that was on the market AND then the following two days receive offers to
purchase the house in Terre Haute? I
don’t know about you, but that was a Miracle of Perfect Timing. Merly had a place to stay until the home in
Columbus was complete, and the Terre Haute house went under contract within two
days after closing on the home in Columbus.
Movers were already lined up to pack, load, and deliver furniture on
October 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. What timing!! All I needed was God on my side, and He
showed up with Perfect Timing.