Heber Happenings

These past few weeks have been pretty nuts, but also pretty exciting.  Home showings, soccer, dance, teaching piano lessons, school, homework, work, church callings, keeping the house spotless at all times, and finding time to have fun, has kept me on my toes.  At times it has been rough, but it has also been fun too. Ups and downs....life.

We have had our home on the market for exactly 16 days now. A lot has happened since then.

In all of our previous moves, we have felt a strong command from the Lord to do so. Because of this feeling of being commanded,  I have always known that things would work out and that the Lord would open the way. And he has done so each time.  It was never really a question of if the Lord would help, it was more of keeping the faith and going forward as he directed us and opened the way.

This move is different. We have not felt like we are commanded to go, rather, we have thought and prayed a lot about the place where we would like to plant our roots, settle and stay put. We have chosen to go to Heber, because we feel, after our research, that it fits us and our lifestyle the best. Our spirits connect there in a way that makes it feel like home.  The only other place I have felt this was Colorado Springs. But once we were told to move from there, that feeling left.

I have been searching for that feeling ever since we moved from Colorado to Utah. We are happy where we live right now, and we have been very blessed, but some part of me has never really been able to call this home.  When we visited Heber a year ago, for the Dirty Dash, I felt that feeling, but didn't act on it. Lately, as we have become serious about moving there, the feeling has grown. The last time we went there, I knew it would be home. My spirit knew it. It is a great feeling.

 So, we have chosen to move. We felt commanded to live in Utah, and we are here in Utah. We have chosen to go to Heber though. Because of this, I have wondered if the Lord would help us with this move, like in the other moves where he commanded us to go.  I have worried about praying for help, or about things falling through without the Lords help.

Oh, was I wrong.

The Lord has been with us. We have had some miracles pave our way to Heber that only the Lord could provide. And I realized something important. 
If my own children decided to do something good, that they feel will make then happier, grow more and blossom, would I try to help them? Absolutely!  So, why wouldn't the Lord help us.

A little over a week go, we had a lot picked out and a house plan picked out. We were just waiting for our home to sell before we began anything in Heber.  We went to Heber on Saturday to look at the lot and to just be there again.  We discovered that the lot has a huge nasty canal going through it along with two 7ft by 7ft drainage pipes! Boo!  Not good at all.  We also had to pick three different house plans because the people kept giving us the wrong info, and leading us astray.  The plan we finally picked was pretty cool, but compared to the others I had looked at, it wasn't the "wow" house I had hoped for. We were leaving Heber extremely discouraged that day. I was really sad.

Then, as we were headed out, Ben mentioned a neighborhood that we had glanced at once before. We decided to go there.  A few minutes in that neighborhood, and I knew that was the place. I knew it was home. And I was almost giddy.  We also found out that the builders can build the home I originally wanted so badly, but that was way too expensive, for a price that is now in our price range!!!  Yes, my "wow" house.  The lot we found is better, there is more land around us, and feeling there is so peaceful and serene.  So, we switched builders, switched lots, and found things to be even better than originally planned. Definitely the hand of the Lord.

Yesterday, we learned that the lot we want to build on had an offer put on it. The offer was contingent on the people selling the home they were in. We decided to also put on offer on the same lot, contingent on our home selling. It was a very scary feeling to think we could lose the lot.  As we pulled into the Kinkos parking lot to fax the offer over, we got the phone call.

Someone put in an offer for our home! A good solid offer. One we have accepted.
The timing was not a coincidence.

We were able to change the offer for the lot, and say that our home was now under contract. We faxed it over that very evening. We are hoping that they will give us the lot over the other people that haven't sold their home yet. We should find out tomorrow.   Another blessing.

If all goes through, we have less than three weeks to be out! We close on this home Oct. 12th.  So, we are now looking for a rental around here to live in, while we build in Heber.  We want to let the kids stay in the same school and ward, until our home is done in Heber. We feel it will be the best way to ease them into the move.

So, here we are. Awaiting some important phone calls, and praying for the best. I am grateful for the hand of the Lord in my life, and I am grateful for places like Heber, Utah.