We have so much to be thankful for! Top Gun was offered a job in North Carolina flying passenger jets! I still can't believe it, and I can't help but giggle when he shows me pictures of what he's going to be flying around the skies! It is such a giant step up from what he's been in, it's still hard to believe! We are taking a huge leap of faith since this is a start-up operation, and there are so many unknowns.
One thing that has been really hard for me is not knowing where we are going to live! It was one thing when it was just the two of us coming out to California, but now that we have Baby Girl it makes things a little more complicated. Our faith has really been put to the test, and I have really had to work on my patience while God worked out all the details. I did a lot of research and emailed and called a lot of potential places and even considered buying a house! I really did not want to drive clear across the continental US blind. It makes everything so much more stressful, especially having only three days to find something, apply and be be approved, sign a lease, and unload everything before the moving truck is due back!
Today, our praying and waiting finally paid off as the sweetest lady has been in touch with us and providing details and photos of a rental house in a place called Pfafftown (pronounced "Poff-town"), North Carolina. It is just barely over what we were hoping to pay, but we will have our own place with a yard and a neighborhood pool. It is a two bedroom with a nice open floorplan and a decent sized kitchen (finally!). There is an attached garage and washer/dryer hookups and even a sunroom! I have been looking for places with a sunroom, and I am so excited about having the extra space for our office and maybe a little guest room. Don't even get me started on the yard! I can barely remember what a yard looks like, let alone get my head around the fact that we will be able to play outside in the grass!
The landlord has been very helpful so far and very flexible. She is willing to hold it for us until we arrive and said it would be fine if we arrive and find it is not what we expected and just want to look elsewhere. She told us we can paint or make little improvements if we wanted, but that everything was in good repair. One of the best things about this whole move is that the company is paying for everything! I am just overjoyed about how good the Lord has been to us even though we don't deserve any of it! I feel so blessed!
