We are blessed a happy healthy family, a roof over our head, and a few extras (cars, furniture, etc.....all paid for except for the house) and we are thankful for what we have.  God has blessed us, and we don't mean to sound ungrateful, but we have found the PERFECT house for our family.

Ok, so the house I am talking about, I am also a little sentimental about as well.  It is my mom and dad\'s house.  As many of you know, my dad died in 2006 and mom died in 2007.  My brother David bought the house from my other brother and I.  He offered it to either of us, and I just couldn't see living in that house!  I was the only one of us three kids who lived in the house.  My brothers had already moved out of the house,  and mom and dad bought the house I am speaking about when I was 11-12. 

Since my brother bought the house from my brother and I he has completely remodeled certain parts of the house (new kitchen everything....including custom built cabinets and countertops, new carpet through out the house, and a new laundry room downstairs, etc.)  The house has 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, a two car garage and a few acres.  The deck was built several years ago by my dad and brother and is gorgeous.  The yard is huge and we would have room for Noah to play without being scared he was goingt o run out in the road, and plenty of room to have a garden as well.  The home is back off the main street down a small gravel driveway and has lots of trees around it so it almost feels like you are in the country, even though it is in town. 

We are praying about it, and then hopefully will be able to talk to my brother about it soon before he finishes laying the carpet and gets the house up for sale.  We know that with my brother's help, we could afford the house (he would have to carry us long enough to sell our current home) and I feel mom and dad would have loved that we were living there and Noah was going to grow up there as well.

Matthew was very close to my parents in the short time he was in the family before their deaths (he was closer to my parents in 2 years that he was to his own parents!), and he is still having a hard time thinking about living in their home for emotional reasons.  When I mentioned it last weekend, he started to tear up and didn't want to talk about it.  But I have been praying about it and feel like I need to approach the subject now before the house goes up for sale. 

If you find the time, please pray for us and this decision.  This is honestly the desire of my heart to have this home, to be able to add many more happy memories in that house, and to raise my children in this home.   I just know if Matthew could think about this logically instead of emotionally, he would agree it was a wonderful opportunity that will only happen once.

Thanks!