Good news....

We got back from camp yesterday! We had a great time, and I'll post about it later with some pictures hopefully! Jarod and I had decided that when we got back from camp we would start making some decisions about where we are going to live. So we spent the week at camp praying and just enjoying a week without worrying about it. We got a call from our realtor on Wednesday with some good news. A gentleman had looked at our house and was going to make an offer! So after a few phone calls and a little bit of waiting, we have signed the papers to put our house under contract!! It's a different kind of contract in that it is a lease purchase. He has a house in Olathe that he is selling (it will go on the market tomorrow or Monday), and it apparently is really nice and at a good price. Our realtor felt his house would sell fast especially since he is having it professionally staged. He really loved our house and wanted it! So he gave us a couple options and we chose to put it under contract with him- when his house sells, we will close on our house. When that happens he is giving us our full asking price. Until then he is going to "lease" our house for $600 a month until we close on it.
We were so excited b/c we were preparing to pay rent and a mortgage or a double mortgage. Now since our van will be paid off this month and with his lease money, we will come so close to covering our mortgage. We feel good about all this and know this is God's provision for us. The timing is perfect and so is this situation. We are going to go talk to the bank on Monday to see what our options are and if we are going to be able to purchase right now or have to rent. Either way we are excited to have all our stuff in one spot, and we told the kids we will get Ali back! They've been without their kitty since January (due to the lady who lives here being allergic to cats), so they are super excited, too! Thank you to everyone who was praying for this situation! We appreciate it so much and say keep on praying! We'll keep you updated on where we are going to live!