Don't Count Your Chickens Until They're Hatched...

...or until they're laying eggs themselves.

Our house sale should have closed. It was supposed to, back on Aug. 17.

But it didn't.

Instead, we're waiting for the NEXT scheduled house closing meeting, in mid-September.





God willing, that is. I no longer feel the confidence that sure, this is going to happen, fuhgetaboutit, I used to enjoy.

That makes it harder to keep plugging away at the chores we need to finish up, before we completely move the fifth-wheel from its spot by the fence.
     And head somewhere else.

Poor baby...

      It's not a smart thing to completely reveal your future plans right away, caution some experts. And based on what's happened to us over the past few months, I think that's smart. The Brick certainly plays it that way... the less said until it's a done deal, the better. He remembers the old saying:

 "People make plans -- and God laughs."

 And in this case, especially, he's been right.

 Next week, the house is on the market. Yes, absolutely. (It took two more weeks, thanks to a last-minute problem and missed workmen deadlines.)

We'll be moved into the fifth wheel, and everything ready to go. (Ha -- we've been living here for two months, and the freshwater tank, promised at least 6 weeks ago, STILL hasn't arrived. Thank God for a hose connecting us to the old house.)




I'll do this -- I'll get this job, finish that, and meanwhile, everything else will be completely packed up.. (Well, you can guess the answer on this one. The house only needs a few drawers cleared out -- but the garage has more to go.)

We'll be in Michigan in time for The Mama's birthday Aug. 16. And we'll do the house closing long-distance. (We're still here. House closing hasn't happened.)

Soooo....

Will the house closing go through, as planned?  We sure hope so.
     *They've already seen an inspection report.
     *We fixed everything we could think of that the buyers might use to back out.
     *They're preapproved for more $$ than they need.
     *They love the house -- even told the Brick that to his face.
     *Their house has sold. (That contingency was part of the deal.)
     *We even gave them time to get their...err, act... together.

Everything's covered...right?

Dare I hope?

Of course. But I'm increasingly aware that regardless of MY plans (and I am a scheduler), it's GOD'S schedule we need to follow. I thought I knew all about trusting Him -- but I'm learning more, every day we go through this. Yet we have friends that are dealing with much more serious issues: a dear friend who has to go on dialysis because his kidneys have failed; another who is recovering slowly from a serious stroke. Their lives are far more uncertain than just waiting for a house to sell.

So we wait. And pray. And work. 

And God knows.