House Situation

First of all, I apologize for not updating the blog in a while and for leaving my friends hanging on the ever-so-exciting life of Meagan (and Travis). I am very encouraged that my friends do read the blog, and I thank you so much for your prayers! :) I am so blessed!!

Well, last week was a rollercoaster of emotions! First, we thought we may still get to close by Sept. 30, but we had to have a job offer letter for Travis by Thursday at noon. Well, the church position was still looking good, so we weren't really that worried. Then, the economy hit the fan and everyone started freaking out. Mortgages are harder to come by and the loan requirements have tightened up lately, plus nobody wants to hire anyone until they know what the economy looks like. This was not good news for us as we were still on a job hunt for Travis. Wednesday evening, we got a call from one of the guys at the church and they said that they wouldn't be able to fund the position because they were not sure how much people would give during this tough economic time. We know that the livlihood of a church depends on giving from its members, so this was a huge deal. After all we had been through on this quest, I just couldn't handle another setback. I'll admit that I just wanted to stay in my bed and cry and just mope around, but after crying and Travis trying to console me (bless his heart :) ), I realized that I still had to go teach my small group that night. As I was driving to small group, I basically became raw before God as I poured out my heart and my feelings. I know he was already aware, but I was so disturbed and I definitely did not feel like myself. What did this mean? How would we get an offer letter by the next day at noon when we had nothing now for a job prospect? Would this mean that we wouldn't be getting a house? Would we need to start looking for another apartment? Since we had to end our lease early (we thought we were moving into the house in September, lease was out in January), our realtor agreed to pay our lease buy-out but she couldn't do that unless we bought a house in return. We couldn't afford that buy-out, what were we going to do? I know that this is menial compared to a life-threatening situation, but it was a big deal and challenge for us as a family, and I was in a dark state. I went to small groups, made it through the lesson and received encouragement from my small group girls and my co-leader Kathy (who is so awesome!). Thanks, girls!

Well, I took a half-day off on Thursday to try to make something happen so we could still get the down payment assistance. We don't have any money saved up for a down payment of 3%, which is what we would pay if we didn't have the offer letter by noon. Well, we tried several different ideas, but noon came and went. I was so discouraged and depressed as I drove to work, I just felt like I was in a cloud of sadness and dispair, hard to explain really. I got some wonderful encouragement from friends and my awesome family and wonderful husband, and God brought me through that day into a brighter Friday.

On my way home from Jason and Cydney's rehearsal dinner, Dani called and said that her dad was really busy at work (he owns a construction business), and he wanted to hire Travis to help out! What a blessing! Thank you Dani and her dad, George! Thank you God! Travis started the job on Monday and George wrote a letter for the mortgage, stating that Travis was employed and his salary. Now we are waiting on processing and we should be in the house no later than 3 weeks from now, hallelujah!! About the down payment, we received a gift from a special family member, offering to help out with that cost! Thank you Thank you!!

Travis is still looking for a better job, with better pay and benefits, so keep that in your prayers. I'll definitely update with any news! :) Thank you so much, friends and family, for your prayers. We can't wait to have you over in our new house that is truly a gift from God!
Blessings!