Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Making the Most of the Situation

Looking out the window sure makes me grateful that we have been placed in limbo in such a wonderful area with great friends. The fall colors are now at their peak with the Cottonwood and Aspen trees displaying bright yellow leaves. The mountain tops are glazed with a fresh coat of snow. The afternoons are still fairly mild (60s-low 70s). Perfect.

I've taken the time to get out into the woods a good bit over the past week or so. Jonathan and I got to see a big bull moose and cow moose running side-by-side on one of the mountain roads that I frequent. The deer are out and running all over the place. So are the bears, though I haven't seen any yet this fall. (It's always fun to sit back and watch the black bears lumber around looking for food in the fall.)

Jonathan's first hunting season begins later this week. In past years, he has had to watch me hunt. This year, he gets to try for a deer, elk or bear. This should be a lot of fun.

Regarding a status update to our move, nothing has changed since our last posting. The real estate market has begun to slow for the winter months. We will likely take the house off the market temporarily next month and list it as FSBO and on Craigslist through February before relisting it with an agent. Our thoughts are that it is becoming increasingly likely that the house will not sale until spring 2015 given the trends in the market conditions. When the market revives in March, we do not want a house that shows on the MLS listings it has been on the market for a year. (It might turn off some potential buyers.)

As noted in the previous post, we thank you so much for your prayers and support during this very difficult and trying time. If you are a monthly or occasional donor, we ask that you suspend donations until we can sell our house and be en route to the mission field. (It doesn't feel right to us for us to continue to collect support while we wait to go into the field.) Thank you especially to the two families who have allowed for us to use one of their extra vehicles while we wait. It's a bit difficult to get by on one vehicle now days since I work in town, some 20+ miles away from home!

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