We're closing soon!!!

Merry Christmas everyone! I hope this post finds you doing well this holiday season. Kelcey and I thought this would be a great time to update you on the developments with our new home. It's been a roller coaster over the last couple of days, but it seems to be working out well.

Last week was so hectic. We were boxing up our old home like crazy and trying to go about normal life at the same time (Kelcey had finals and I had Christmas activities at church). In the midst of all of this, my Mom got very sick with an infection and ended up in the hospital for a while. We knew we had to be out of our rental home by Dec. 18th, but at that time, we didn't know when we were going to close on our new home. Right in the middle of all this activity, I found out that somehow an electrical line had been damaged somewhere underground at our new home. The city told me they couldn't set us up with electricity until this issue was resolved. After a lot of investigation, the city was gracious enough to go out to our new home and fix the underground line themselves and finish the process of hooking up the electricity. Needless to say, my wife and I were relieved this problem got fixed since electricity was the one thing the builders needed to finish the home.

Now that our electric problem had been resolved, we finished moving completely out of our home, did the final clean up work in the rental house, and said good-bye! The only thing left to do was wait to hear about the final developments on the new house. It took a lot of faith to step out like we did. The moment we moved out of our old home we didn't technically have a place to live. We had planned on going home for Christmas and spending time with family, so we do have a place to stay, but we were certainly trusting the Lord to come through for us. Our contract stated we were to close on or before Dec. 31st, but we were certainly not guaranteed anything.

To make a long story short, we had a few more crazy things happen but it resolved itself quickly. I just talked to our Realtor today and she seemed fairly confident that the builder would be able to finish all the details on our house and get the paperwork to the banker BEFORE Christmas. This means that there is a possibility that we could close on our new house Tuesday, Dec. 29th.

Be praying for us! We're excited about all these new developments, but it has still been fairly stressful. Right now, we're just going to kick back, pray for the Lord's leadership, and enjoy Christmas with our family. It's in His hands, we know that and we'll be in that house when He wants us to be in the house. Thanks for all your prayers and once again, have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Love,
Brett and Kelcey

House Update

Our house is really starting to take shape now. They have the driveway mostly poured and have flattened out the giant piles of dirt that were in the front yard. We are still not sure of when we will be closing. Brett and I are hoping that we can close the week before Christmas. We still have to be out of our current home by the 18th of December. Please keep us in your prayers that we can get into our new home quickly!! God has provided so far and we are certain that he will continue to provide!





These are a few pictures of the progress so far. All of the tile has been laid, walls have been painted, the kitchen cabinets and bathroom vanities have been put in, and the trim has been started. This first picture is the master bedroom. It has a raised ceiling, walk in closet and master bath (don't have any pictures of the bath because it was too dark in there).






This picture is the view from the living area looking towards the entry way. Down the hallway is the two extra bedrooms and a bathroom. The room straight ahead is the laundry room. The first room on the left is the master and you can see a small portion of the kitchen.



This is the kitchen minus the appliances and sink. Notice the crown molding on the cabinets...I am super excited about this it looks so nice.


Keep checking up and we will keep you all updated on the progress we make!!