ECO JOE

Probably a month ago I had several people tell me I needed to bury a St. Joseph statue in my yard to help sell our house. Now we are non denominational, in fact we go to  THAT church that people think is a hand raising, loud music "church of whats happening now" as my friend Julie's Dad used to call it. So even though people think we are weird I totally think old religious wives tales like burying a saint in your yard is weird!

On a whim, Rob and I looked it up one day because, well, we are tired! We are tired of keeping our house as close to show ready as we can and shuffling our 4 kids and giant dog out of the house several times a week for showings and getting no offers. We are frustrated I am frustrated and I am trying really hard to surrender it to God but I am a control freak. It's a daily issue for me and I keep on wrestling it instead of laying it down.

ANYWAYS, we were amazed at how many "house selling kits" there are on Amazon! But our favorite was Eco Joe :)

I mean seriously, the packaging kills me. "The Hardest Working Saint in Real Estate" "He's a Natural, won't harm the Earth!" "The Original Eco-Friendly Home Selling Kit" Whoever came up with Eco Joe is a genius.

But alas, despite my part time cloth diapering (which is on hold due to house selling) I am not very Eco Friendly because I opted for the cheapest option I could find. Our St. Joseph Home Selling Kit retailed for $4.99 and included directions, a prayer card asking St. Joseph to intercede on behalf of us and St. Joe himself. He is not Eco-Friendly but you are supposed to take him to your next home and display him as a thanks to God anyways so I don't need him decomposing on me.

I buried him upside down, facing the house, underneath my DZ turtle in my front flower bed...we will see what kind of intercession he brings us.



Oh Snap

Don't you love when God speaks a word to your heart that feels like a whallop upside the head? No? Oh yeah, me either!

This morningI was getting ready for church, alone, as the kids were playing in the living room and Rob is at drill. I was thinking about the showing scheduled for our house today and throwing a wee bit of a pity party. I was trying to determine a word to describe how I feel about selling our house and HOPELESS seemed to be the one echoing in my mind.

Let me say that feeling hopeless when your house has been on the market for just 2 months and had 30-40 showings is just plain re-donk-u-lous. I can be dramatic, it's the gemini in me.

And then, SMACK!

God totally spoke to me and it was in the form of a head smack.

"So if I don't do what YOU want in YOUR timeline then it's hopeless?"

Oh snap! Umm, no that's not what I meant...

"Don't you think I know how to handle this? You keep praying for my will but what if this waiting IS my will? Don't you know I have this?"

Oh. Um, yes God, I do, thanks for the reminder.

"Now get to church and get ready for my word"

Allrighty then.

I felt better, I even smiled, almost felt like laughing. It's like when your parents lovingly teasingly call you out on your drama.

Thanks Father, I needed that whallop.

Patience is not my virtue

And I wonder why my kids are so impatient?

Our house has been on the market for a few weeks now! We are so thankful that we are seeing quite a bit of action. I think we are up to 16 showings now and we are waiting impatiently for the perfect buyer to make an offer. I know God has our back and I flip flop back and forth daily on my feelings about it. In the midst of worship I realize how blessed we are and know that if we never move that we still have so many things to be thankful and grateful for. What is a house but a simple surrounding for a family.

And then I step on a lego and desperately wish for more room.

God knows my gemini multiple personality spaztastic ways. And guess what, He loves me anyways!

Pray for my patience...and my sanity next time I have to mad rush around clean the house, load up 4 kids, 1 dog and myself for another showing. Maybe, just maybe, that will be the one!