I'm a little superstitious. Which is difficult because I'm mostly logical. Children have that saying, "step on a crack, break your mother's back." The logical part of me knew that was totally false, yet the superstitious part of me wouldn't step on the crack.
As you get older the superstitions change. Breaking mirrors, black cats, talking about good news.
Maybe that last one only applies to me. I have a fear that if I talk about intangible good news that is in the pipeline, somehow it will not happen. I fear that my big mouth will impact the decisions people make, even though they don't even know me or hear me speak.
Now that I write in down, it does sound stupid. Aren't we supposed to share good news? The logical part of me knows God is in control and whether or not I talk about it doesn't really impact His plan. Old habits die hard.
That's why I'm talking today. I'm giving up the superstition and letting the good news of God's plan in my life flow.
We leave tomorrow to sign papers on the house in Puyallup. I've mentioned it before in passing, but this time it's final. We sign on Friday and the buyers sign next week. After 18 months and 20 days, we are excited to no longer have that house in our lives. We can travel to Seattle to visit our friends. We won't have to worry about who is mowing the yard or how we're going to get over there to pull weeds. We don't have to worry about that mortgage payment and how on earth we will ever afford any emergencies.
We no longer have a reminder of some of our early marriage hardships. We can solely focus on God's plan in our lives in Spokane. Being with our girls and family. Being in a marriage that finally puts God at the center. Being in a church family that holds us accountable and ministers to our hearts.
This house wasn't just a liability on our balance sheet, it represented a time when our marriage, our life together was a liability on life's balance sheet. This signing isn't just a time for peace of mind (don't get me wrong, that's a nice bonus too), it's a good-bye to our past.
I can't wait to sign on that dotted line and focus on God's plan for our future.
1 comment:
Well, hey! This sure seems like super exciting news you have every right to talk about and make public finally... how nice to symbolically and literally end a chapter of your life! You deserve to have that weight lifted, me thinks!
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