We did get an offer on the house, everything was going through when - bam! - the guy lost his job, just like that!  I actually feel worse for them; they were first-time buyers and so excited about the house.  But their financing from the bank was based on both their incomes, so it all fell through.

I am not as disappointed as you would think I'd be.  I'm not even sure why that is!  We waited so long, and to get this close and have it all fall apart....  But I'm just not!  I don't really know what the Lord is up to.  I started to get annoyed, like "Why, after all we've been through, would You bring us this far and then take it away?!"...but then I pulled my wits about me and thanked Him that WE are not the ones who just faced a major loss of income!!  My DH has a great job.  Some days I wonder why we're trying so hard to change things, and I know that in the long run we're wanting a change in lifestyle, but right now with things as they are, is this the time to make such a change?  We don't put our trust in a job, or panic over the economic forecasts, for we know that God is in control of all aspects of our lives.  We were thinking with this almost-sale of our house, that the Lord was really showing His control by allowing us to sell our house in the dead of winter, in a "bad" housing market, in a failing economy.  But, just because it didn't work out doesn't mean He's not still in control!

But, we now face the decision of what to do after our contract is up next month.  Do we renew for another six months, see what happens, and take it off the market in the fall if nothing happens by then (I don't want to be trying to sell over another winter & holiday period).  Or do we take it off the market entirely next month and wait it out for another year?....see if the market/economy improve?  Lots to pray about over the next few weeks!