WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:08.000 Hey everyone! I guess ready or not, here I am because my finger accidentally hit the live button. 2 00:00:08.000 --> 00:00:15.000 But, hello everyone! It has been a very long time, I feel, since I've been on here. 3 00:00:15.000 --> 00:00:25.000 And I just want to turn the camera around for a second and show you what I am enjoying at the moment. 4 00:00:26.000 --> 00:00:29.000 This is my back patio. 5 00:00:34.000 --> 00:00:41.000 And the sounds are so peaceful. I love hearing the noises of nature. 6 00:00:41.000 --> 00:00:49.000 So anyway, I'm going to try and make this quick, but it's going to be really hard because it's been our journey for the past year, I feel like. 7 00:00:49.000 --> 00:00:55.000 But, you guys, we are at our new house that the Lord has brought to us and given to us. 8 00:00:55.000 --> 00:01:02.000 And it's been an extreme gift and an extreme testament of His love to me. 9 00:01:02.000 --> 00:01:07.000 I told Josh that this literally feels like... 10 00:01:07.000 --> 00:01:13.000 Moving into this house has felt like a bride coming home as a newlywed. 11 00:01:13.000 --> 00:01:20.000 Like, that's literally how I feel, but in my relationship with the Lord, not to Josh, which sounds really weird. 12 00:01:20.000 --> 00:01:29.000 But, oh my goodness, you guys. So, the story is way too long to even put into words. 13 00:01:29.000 --> 00:01:36.000 But, the moral of the story is that God is far more eager to give us good things than we even realize. 14 00:01:37.000 --> 00:01:45.000 And He is way more loving than I ever, ever in my whole entire life imagined to be. 15 00:01:45.000 --> 00:01:56.000 And the past couple months have been so immensely healing in my personal life that I literally don't have the words for it. 16 00:01:56.000 --> 00:02:02.000 My health has completely improved. 17 00:02:02.000 --> 00:02:06.000 My stomach issues are gone. I'm no longer suffering from migraines. 18 00:02:06.000 --> 00:02:14.000 I have literally never in my life felt so good physically or more safe in my relationship with the Lord. 19 00:02:14.000 --> 00:02:19.000 And it is just incredible how everything has worked out. 20 00:02:19.000 --> 00:02:24.000 But, I just want to tell you a little bit of the story. 21 00:02:24.000 --> 00:02:29.000 So, we had land that we had under contract last fall. 22 00:02:29.000 --> 00:02:33.000 No, it was early this year. Long story short, that fell through. 23 00:02:33.000 --> 00:02:36.000 We're house-sitting for a family that's down in Haiti. 24 00:02:36.000 --> 00:02:44.000 That has been, like, a complete answer to prayer and has enabled us to not be homeless for the past five months. 25 00:02:44.000 --> 00:02:49.000 So, they were going to come home, like, basically six weeks. 26 00:02:49.000 --> 00:02:56.000 Or, no, they were going to come home a month before we would have had closing on the house that we have now, that we own. 27 00:02:57.000 --> 00:03:03.000 And we were like, oh dear, we're going to have to find another place to live for a month. 28 00:03:03.000 --> 00:03:06.000 And we don't really know where to go or what to do. 29 00:03:06.000 --> 00:03:11.000 You know, we've moved so many times and we have half our stuff in storage, half our stuff at the house we're living at now. 30 00:03:11.000 --> 00:03:13.000 And it was just like, what are we going to do? 31 00:03:13.000 --> 00:03:22.000 So, we get a message from the people that were house-sitting. 32 00:03:22.000 --> 00:03:30.000 And they asked us if we would be willing to extend our stay to house-sit for another two months. 33 00:03:30.000 --> 00:03:35.000 So, we were completely covered with a house up until we were ready to buy this one. 34 00:03:35.000 --> 00:03:42.000 But the craziest thing was, is that I remember in all of this house journey and all of this crazy stuff, 35 00:03:42.000 --> 00:03:48.000 I just remember telling Josh that I don't know why, but I just have this feeling deep down inside that I can't shake, 36 00:03:48.000 --> 00:03:52.000 that the house that God has for us is going to come to us. 37 00:03:52.000 --> 00:03:56.000 And as a child of God, I don't have to go out and strive for my provisions. 38 00:03:56.000 --> 00:04:04.000 I fully believe that they're met and that it's just a matter of waiting until the house that God has for us comes across our path. 39 00:04:04.000 --> 00:04:12.000 So, and I remember it was to the point where I almost felt like if we would go out and look at a house and buy a house that was on the market, 40 00:04:12.000 --> 00:04:18.000 it was almost like, it almost felt like a measure of unbelief or disobedience to me. 41 00:04:18.000 --> 00:04:26.000 And so, I remember, you know, telling, I remember, we remember talking about it, but still, you know, we'd continue to look at homes and all that stuff. 42 00:04:26.000 --> 00:04:36.000 But one day, we got the call from our realtor that said that they have a house that needs to be sold within 24 hours. 43 00:04:36.000 --> 00:04:44.000 So, basically, this random couple called her office and was like, we need to sell our house within 24 hours. 44 00:04:44.000 --> 00:04:50.000 We just got an accepted offer on a house we want to buy, but it's contingent on us getting rid of our house. 45 00:04:50.000 --> 00:04:52.000 Like, we don't know what to do. 46 00:04:52.000 --> 00:04:54.000 They said that the house isn't ready for showings. 47 00:04:54.000 --> 00:04:56.000 The house is like totally not market ready. 48 00:04:56.000 --> 00:05:00.000 You know, it's not like the landscape is done, all that stuff. 49 00:05:00.000 --> 00:05:01.680 Here's the price. 50 00:05:01.680 --> 00:05:05.920 If you guys find a client that wants it, they can have it. 51 00:05:05.920 --> 00:05:09.680 So Josh and I go that evening and it was it. 52 00:05:09.680 --> 00:05:11.800 It was the house, we knew it. 53 00:05:11.800 --> 00:05:13.920 We knew it 100% that this was the house 54 00:05:13.920 --> 00:05:15.440 that God had for us. 55 00:05:15.440 --> 00:05:17.940 It was much more out of our price range 56 00:05:17.940 --> 00:05:19.520 than what we had originally wanted, 57 00:05:19.520 --> 00:05:22.440 you know, thought would be responsible or possible 58 00:05:24.040 --> 00:05:25.040 and just all that. 59 00:05:25.040 --> 00:05:26.300 And I remember thinking like, wow, 60 00:05:26.300 --> 00:05:29.480 like when God gives you a good gift, 61 00:05:29.600 --> 00:05:31.600 it's been really terrifying for me, 62 00:05:31.600 --> 00:05:34.360 wondering how we're gonna maintain this gift 63 00:05:34.360 --> 00:05:35.260 that God's given us. 64 00:05:35.260 --> 00:05:36.380 And I just keep thinking like, 65 00:05:36.380 --> 00:05:38.560 no, it was a gift that was given to us 66 00:05:38.560 --> 00:05:41.480 and we don't have to worry about how we're gonna keep it. 67 00:05:41.480 --> 00:05:42.920 Like God is gonna take care of us. 68 00:05:42.920 --> 00:05:44.080 God is gonna keep it for us. 69 00:05:44.080 --> 00:05:47.020 He's gonna make so we can make our payments. 70 00:05:47.020 --> 00:05:49.160 But the crazy thing was we came 71 00:05:49.160 --> 00:05:52.920 and we instantly knew that this was the house for us. 72 00:05:52.920 --> 00:05:55.340 And I mean, it is decked out, you guys. 73 00:05:56.360 --> 00:05:58.240 It is far surpassed as anything 74 00:05:58.240 --> 00:06:00.200 that I would have ever dreamed or ever thought. 75 00:06:00.200 --> 00:06:01.800 Like it has a sauna. 76 00:06:01.800 --> 00:06:04.840 It has a sauna, like God gave me a sauna, ow. 77 00:06:04.840 --> 00:06:06.880 Also mosquitoes, I'm getting bit. 78 00:06:06.880 --> 00:06:11.880 It has a sauna and it has a pool. 79 00:06:13.080 --> 00:06:15.360 Like it's off the road. 80 00:06:15.360 --> 00:06:17.440 There's a couple acres so I can have my garden, 81 00:06:17.440 --> 00:06:18.360 my animals, you guys. 82 00:06:18.360 --> 00:06:21.900 Like it literally has everything that I've ever dreamed of. 83 00:06:21.900 --> 00:06:23.980 But it had many twists and turns 84 00:06:23.980 --> 00:06:27.400 because after we had a verbal agreement on this place 85 00:06:27.400 --> 00:06:29.760 and we were agreed everything was good, 86 00:06:30.640 --> 00:06:33.520 the people that were selling their house to this couple 87 00:06:33.520 --> 00:06:34.960 that sold their house to us, 88 00:06:34.960 --> 00:06:39.960 those people backed out and totally took another offer. 89 00:06:40.160 --> 00:06:43.460 So the people that were selling us this house 90 00:06:43.460 --> 00:06:47.040 were like completely screwed because they didn't know, 91 00:06:47.040 --> 00:06:48.320 you know, their house was gone 92 00:06:48.320 --> 00:06:49.200 that they had originally wanted. 93 00:06:49.200 --> 00:06:51.680 So anyway, we were like, 94 00:06:51.680 --> 00:06:53.640 oh, we're never gonna doubt God's goodness. 95 00:06:53.640 --> 00:06:55.120 Like he gave us this house. 96 00:06:55.120 --> 00:06:56.560 We're never gonna doubt God's goodness. 97 00:06:56.560 --> 00:06:57.560 Like this is amazing. 98 00:06:57.560 --> 00:06:58.760 And then the next day we get a call 99 00:06:58.760 --> 00:07:00.000 saying everything fell through. 100 00:07:00.000 --> 00:07:02.360 And we're like, God, why are you not good? 101 00:07:02.360 --> 00:07:07.240 Oh my goodness, oh, talk about a rollercoaster. 102 00:07:07.240 --> 00:07:11.760 But you guys, it is a complete miracle that we are here 103 00:07:11.760 --> 00:07:14.960 and that I am sitting on this porch 104 00:07:14.960 --> 00:07:16.160 that you can hardly see me on. 105 00:07:16.160 --> 00:07:19.000 But I just wanted to give a little update 106 00:07:19.000 --> 00:07:21.800 and say that we have a home 107 00:07:22.680 --> 00:07:25.520 that God has provided abundantly for us. 108 00:07:25.520 --> 00:07:27.640 And I am so grateful. 109 00:07:27.640 --> 00:07:29.200 I'm so grateful for this past year 110 00:07:29.200 --> 00:07:32.040 and what it has all entailed for us. 111 00:07:32.040 --> 00:07:34.000 It has been by far the craziest, 112 00:07:34.000 --> 00:07:36.480 most transitional year for us ever. 113 00:07:36.480 --> 00:07:39.920 We had a baby, we changed churches, we changed jobs, 114 00:07:39.920 --> 00:07:42.200 we changed houses multiple times. 115 00:07:42.200 --> 00:07:47.000 But it's just been amazing to see where God has brought us 116 00:07:47.000 --> 00:07:48.000 and how good he's been to us. 117 00:07:48.000 --> 00:07:50.440 So anyway, I just wanted to give you all a little update 118 00:07:50.440 --> 00:07:52.160 and check in and say hi. 119 00:07:52.160 --> 00:07:53.800 So I hope you all are doing well.