THE BID

i liken house hunting to that of hooking up an iv to me and draining all the life out of me. DERN. it's fun and exciting in the beginning, but then frustration and all of its little buddies set into motion. in our case, this past week, hugh, my dad, and I all went up to wake forest to check out the option of buying a house as we live there for three years during seminary. we really wanted a house and really wanted to be wise with our money by investing. to make a long story short, we found this hud foreclosure home. we were singing it's praises! we thought this was the house for us. but when the time came to make a decision, hugh and i were perplexed. we simply did not know what the future held for us. if we weren't 110% about this decision, we weren't going to take the plunge. maybe we were 98%, for we loved the area, the commute, the house, the price...everything. but as we began to think about our situation, the short-term we will be living there, our age, our desire to start a family two years give or take from now, and the permanence we were buying along with the house, we decided to withdraw from the bid. immediately, peace set in, and we felt like someone had lifted the load off of us. however, the bid was posted today on monday and actually, the person who got the house on cherrylaurel drive got a steal, for the house was bid on waaay less than the asking price. hugh and i would have definitely won the bid if we had bid. honestly, a part of me still wanted the house, and for a half an hour i was second-guessing our decision. but i had to remind myself of all the factors that led us to make the decision that we did. this little experience applies to every facet of our lives where we make a big decision or commitment. when the doubt rolls in and we begin second guessing, we must remind ourselves why we made the decision in the first place. what was it that attracted us to that decision? and once the decision is made, stick with it. life lessons by hollie carson. :) for now, we are going to rent month to month seminary apartments. a part of me is thrilled about this, for we will be able to meet others in the area that are in the same boat as us. at the same time, we won't have a backyard for our little Daisy-baby, and that brings on so much stress when I have to leave her in that tiny crate for hours on end. i like to run and will take her running, but i'm nervous about even going running by myself in a strange area. maybe once we get settled, we'll find a house that we can rent for cheap that has a fenced backyard. the Lord has incredible plans ahead for us. thanks for dropping by to get a carson update! i'll be updating it more frequently now that there are new happenings every few days! blessings on your day today!