Cross It Off The List

What a weekend!! For those of you who are Facebook friends, you already know that at long last, we are now former homeowners. Yes, the closing on our old home in Florida finally took place on Friday. I can't express how wonderful it was to call up all the utility companies and the guy who mows the lawn for us and CANCEL our services. Can you imagine having to pay utilities for a year on a home you did not live in? That's right.. one year of electric, gas, water, and lawn care. Believe it or not, the bank who held our mortgage made us sign a document saying that we were "maintaining our property" to ensure that we did not abandon it. You may think that the monthly bills would be low, but let me tell you, the water bill, especially in the summer, could be brutal. Not to mention having to pay utilities up here in NJ.

Anyway, we are very thankful to everyone who prayed along with us and we owe a huge thank you to Dave Ramsey of Fox Business News. Yes, Dave Ramsey. You see, we found our realtor through his website. Our original realtor did a lousy job in handling our home sale. We were so disgusted that we had to find someone else. One day while browsing on Dave's website, there was a section on real estate and low and behold he actually recommends realtors around the country (good tip for those of you contemplating selling your home). His team connected me with a realtor in Tampa who was amazing. We met her personally last December while in Florida for Christmas. They were so on top of things. Amazing.

So, that prayer request comes off the list. Also coming off the list is prayer that Domingo would be released from the hospital. He came home on Saturday afternoon. Please continue to pray that he gains strength so he can continue with in-home rehab and that the Lord will provide the right people to assist the family with his care.

It's so wonderful to be able to see God answer prayers... big prayers and small prayers. I hope you all have some answered prayers coming off your list as well. Is it just me, or is it extra gratifying to cross off the ones that have been there for what seems like forever? Then I chuckle knowing that to God it probably was only an instant.