House of Dreams Update and All the Miracles Part 1

I found my Dream Home on July 6th 2017, and as of last night November 10 2017, our current home is under contract which means our Dream Home is in grasp. I sit here sobbing. I cannot believe it. 

When I reorganized my website a few weeks ago, I added a “journal” section of my blog. Because sometimes, I just need to write things down. I need to share them. I feel the urge to share and I wanted a place to put these ramblings. Today, I need to write. So prepare yourself for a long post. 

I have decided that in order to remember all of the miracles that have happened over the last week, no, the last year, I needed to write them down. My only concern is that I won’t be able to express the feelings adequately in text. I will try my hardest. 

In July, as the front door opened to the house, I had an overwhelming feeling. It said, “This is your house. This is your gift.”  I’ve felt this feeling a few other times in my life. When I realized Dan would be my husband, I also felt the overwhelming feeling of love from my Heavenly Father. I knew he wanted to give me more than I expected. Another time when I have felt this was in 2007 when a  job miraculously became available in our dream town of St. George Utah. I know that our Heavenly Father knows the best path for us, and sometimes it’s hard to understand why things are happening “in the moment.” 

So let me back up to January 2017… nearly a year ago. We decided we were going to build our dream home. We wanted to stay in our amazing neighborhood, and a few lots became available to make that a possibility. The lots were owned by a specific local builder, and we called around to find out what his reputation was with a few friends and acquaintances. Everyone we called said that he was amazing and that we would not regret building a home with him. 

So, we made an appointment to meet him by the lots to discuss things. Our first meeting went amazing. We talked about the lots, the type of home we wanted to build, and tried to find out how much it would cost us. The builder told us that the lots weren’t even recorded yet and that he would let us know as soon as they recorded so that we could move forward. 

1st miracle: The lots didn’t record for many many months {at the time and I was very frustrated}. 

2nd miracle: The builder never told us an estimated price of how much building our new home would cost {again at the time I was very frustrated}.

3rd miracle: We put money down on two lots that would be combined to be one big lot. {The builder never cashed those checks, and never combined the lots with the city}.

For months, we tried to connect with the builder to get things rolling. He would go on vacation for several weeks, then we would be too busy with projects to care. Then his son would get married, and then the cycle would begin again. We chatted a few times sporadically, but we never discussed price because he would simply say “I am going to have to put together some numbers for you.” But it never happened. 

{Approx. April/May 2017}

4th miracle: We never felt confident enough in our agreement with the builder, so we didn’t dare put our house up for sale. We thought it was too big of a risk to put our livelihood on the line. We LOVE our neighborhood. We love our ward {our religious geographical boundary}, and we didn’t ever want to leave it. 

In April,  we heard through the grapevine that the builder didn’t want to build “custom” homes anymore. But we already had money down {granted the checks hadn’t cleared, but who cares, we were still building!}  We would force him to build us a custom home, he told US he would build it for US. So we were going to hold him to his word. {That’s what our thinking was at the time anyway,}

5th miracle: A friend who wants to buy my house. She’s amazing, and I was torn because we didn’t have a price for the house yet. But, we didn’t want to lose the lots of our dreams {that’s what I thought at the time}, so we told her we would sell her the house. But, she prayed about it and didn’t feel good about it. She was right in the middle of her master’s degree, and she felt too overwhelmed to move at the time.  I was not mad or frustrated because I honestly understood. I had talked to her in depth about how crazy getting a master’s degree is because I did it myself, and I told her specifically, “If it’s meant to be, our house will still be available when you are ready.” 

So we again, held onto our home and didn’t put it up for sale to the public. We didn’t dare! We loved our area, the people we live by and didn’t feel good about it. 

Miracle 6: In June, we were asked to help with our Stake Youth Conference. During this event, someone mentioned that a neighbor of theirs may be selling their house. So we said, casually, let us know if it’s true, and if so, tell them we would love to come look at it. I secretly thought to myself, they will never call. Because we are “supposed” to build.  A few weeks later at the very end of June, I got a text message from the owner {because my friend had given her my number} and she asked if we would like to come see the house because they were going to put it up for sale in August. But, if we wanted first dibs, we could come sooner. 

I set up the appointment for July 6th. I thought to myself, things aren’t going anywhere with the building situation, it doesn’t hurt to look. 

Miracle 7: When I walked into the door of the home on July 6th 2017, the first thing I saw was the staircase and railing, and I knew the home was meant to be mine. I had an overwhelming feeling that Heavenly Father had saved this house for us, and that it was exactly where we were supposed to be. I hadn’t even seen the rest of the house and yard!

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