After many months of planning, preparing and praying, we are finally in our new home here in Willmar. And it feels good.
We were so thankful to be able to close on our house on Monday, June 23rd as we had originally planned. If you have ever purchased a house, you know the process and the closing can always take longer than expected because of some unexpected something that comes up at an unexpected, and typically, inconvenient time! We were told it's never a done deal until you have the keys in hand... and those were wise words to remember in the home buying process. God was definitely wanting us to grow in trust and patience during this process!
All that to say, we were thankful for a full week to paint and move prior to Jimmy starting his new job on July 1st. With me being 7 months pregnant, I was not much of a help in the painting or moving process! Thus, I was extremely grateful that Jimmy had extra painting help from my mom, my youngest brother and from our church family. They were able to get the living room, kitchen and bathroom done prior to us moving in. The other rooms will get painted along the way! :)
The following weekend, we made the two and a half hour move from North Branch to Willmar. We had Kost youth guys help us pack on the North Branch end and then we had a crew of Willmar youth guys on this end to help us unpack. This made for a wonderful and smooth move! Thank you to all who helped us in this process!
So the last few weeks have been spent unpacking boxes, organizing cupboards, screwing in curtain rods, hanging curtains, installing new home items (such as the mailbox, water filter, dryer, dishwater, etc.), and attempting to make our new house feel like home! It's a process...especially with a one and half year old running around... but we both have thoroughly enjoyed the experience and are so grateful for our new (earthly) home.
