I thank y'all for your prayers and thoughts. After much praying myself and leaving the Lord to show us what to do, we have seen his way... Yesterday, Dh had to meet with one of the "higher up" bosses. It seems instead of just a transfer, DH will be put in a higher postion instead. This is great news!  As I have stated in other posts the only bad thing about this is that DH will have to be gone for a few weeks to train.

   It seems that DH not being able to pull his 401K right now, turned out to be a blessing. If DH was able to get that money then we would have jumped the gun and took a trip to Michigan and probably made an offer on that house. If we would have done that and gotten the house and then was told about DH getting a higher postion than we thought, well, he will be put any where in Michigan where they need him. This would have been bad because of the commute if he got into a store 2 or 3 hours away... either we would have had to deal with the long drive or we would have had to go and sell that house right away. That would not have been good!

   So you see, this is where the Lord stepped in and although we couldn't see it at the time, he was telling us to cool down and wait because better things were coming along.

   Obviously if this house is meant to be ours, then in 8 weeks (yes, dh will be in training for 8 weeks instead of the 6 we thought it would be, but it is better than the 12 it is suppose to be) if Dh is still going to Battle Creek, and this house is still on the market, then we will see it and possibly make an offer. Of course in 8 weeks something better or bigger may come along.

   I let this move in the Lords hands. I prayed and told him I would follow where ever he leads us. I have to be patient and see where we belong. I know what he has instore for us is good... my life is in his hands...

   Now I have another decission to make. I told my parents that I wanted to move in with them for the 30 days it will take to close. i told them it would give them time with the kids and save DH and I about $1000 or so. I was surprised when they actually said yes. Another blessing from God. Anyhow, now I have to decide whether I want to still move in with them during this 8 weeks of DH being gone... well, actually we would be with them for about 10  or 12 weeks with closing and all. But I'm wondering if I will be able to deal with my parents for that long. I wondering if squeezing my 3 kids in one room with sleeping bags (my parents have no extra beds) and me and DH and the twins in another room, will actually work for so long. Plus, my parents house is not toddler proff at all. That isn't anything I can't fix though. It takes no time to baby proof but I don't know if my parents can actually deal with the kids for such a long time. My parents house isn't very big and with us being homeschoolers, well, the kids are around all day long, so where do they go? They would be cooped in the bedrooms for the duration of the time mostly... it is cold out so they can't go outside and DH will be taking my truck for when he goes to training and I will have no truck to take them anywhere... I have to decide if we as a family can handle this. It would save us over $2000 dollars, possibly 3... it is a big choice... if I decide to make us go and things turn out horrible then I have no where to go and am stuck there... without DH! The only pro to this is saving the money... I just don't know what to do.