Two

The way God continues to weave the story of my life amazes me. Since becoming a widow 19 months ago, trust has been the key, my salvation. And that’s why He’s my Savior. He saved me from eternal Hell by defeating death after suffering on the cross but He saves me everyday, thus the name Savior. He authored this word and taught us what it means. This is not a label but His ultimate purpose after walking among us, to have lived and felt just like us - so He KNOWS. The hurts, the disappointments, the unknowns of life. My message for all of you is do NOT give up. Continue your prayers, watch and wait. He will make a way to be your daily Savior time after time. He loves us like that.

That is the preface for the latest update on my home selling saga because it’s not a story. It has turned out to be much more.

After a withdrawn offer, numerous scheduled showings that turned into dreaded no-shows, I pulled my house off the market and terminated my realtor contract. I had no idea what I was to do next, I just needed the mental and emotional break from the torture I had experienced as my home languished on the MLS! I needed to pretend I was keeping my house, pretend life was how it was 19 months ago and burying my head in the sand, dialing back as they say.

I needed to sit and soak and pray and wait. That’s what I did. This mode is so hard, so unnatural so counter intuitive but necessary. Pretending and longing for the past wasn’t going to get me anywhere. Yes, a lightening bolt from above with my next steps would have been obvious and great and all that. But that’s not how the Savior saves us from ourselves. He’s much more creative!

Soon, the saving mode ramped up through a God intended meeting with a sweet neighbor encouraging me to reach out to not only one but two realtors she recommended. As I asked, “But which one, I only need one?” She answered, “I don’t know! They are BOTH good!”

With interviews scheduled by the next day, I spent 2 hours with each. At the end of my first realtor interview she says, “I wasn’t sure whether to tell you this, but the next interview you have is with my best friend. She gave me a heads up this morning and wanted me to know she’d be here today.” OOPS or WOW, I wasn’t sure whether to feel awkward or grateful! Deer in the headlights face on me!

At that moment, the second appointment pulls up and we all have a laugh - and here we go! By the end of each interview, I wanted to hire both on on the spot, but opted to wait and prayerfully make my consideration. I needed to stick to the plan of waiting.

They wowed me! They had Real Estate intel I hadn’t received in 85 days! What a refreshing breeze that blew through my house that morning. They both had fabulous ideas, were energetic, hungry and simply wanted to throw me a life line to pull me out of the trench from which I found myself, again. They not only had strategies to make it all happen, they had prayers. Sweet prayers offered up over ME as our time together came to an end.

I now had ANOTHER problem - which one? I told them both it was going to be a difficult decision for me, painful actually. So much so I actually said - “I wish I was selling TWO properties and I could give each of you one!”

Fast forward one hour after the second interview. They reach out and say “We have a proposal for you.” Gulp, I felt the butterflies immediately - no idea what was coming at me now! She continues, “We would like to team up to sell your house. Would that work for you?” As the tears immediately streamed down my face I barely found the breath in my lungs to say, “That would be amazing!”

Whatever she said next I don’t really remember I just knew that my Savior showed up big and in such a beautiful way! So now I have not one but two amazing realtors. I have a Realtor TEAM! I’ve named them my Dream Team.

I can’t wait to see how God uses the three of us to get this house sold!

“Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor.” (Ecclesiastes 4:9)

“For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.” (Jeremiah 29:11)

AMEN!