Sold

Today we closed on our house.
It was an awesome combination of relief, frustration, sadness, and excitement.

The pessimistic side of me expected something to go wrong that would result in our buyer walking away. So it was a great relief to finally sign the papers and be free and clear of that obligation and debt. Praise God that everything went smoothly.

Over the past month everyone, and I mean everyone, put their hands in our pockets and pulled some money out of the deal. But there is really nothing we can do. We don't have the time or resources to fight any of the charges that left us with next to nothing at closing. It's a blessing that we even walked away with anything.

We cant help but feel a little bit sad to see our first home be sold. We've spent the better part of our marriage at that townhouse. It was a great house (even though we really didn't like the location) and we hope that the new owner will enjoy it as much as we did.

Finally, we're so excited and content with where God has us right now. We love being downtown and everything seems to be falling into place. The basement is a little bit overwhelming right now (that's where we have placed all of the misc items) but we're making our way through everything.

I hope that you've enjoyed these updates and I'm sorry that I haven't been able to write individual messages, emails, or posts. I'll keep blogging if you keep reading.

Homeward Bound,
Jeremiah

We are blessed, sore, and moved

What can I say, we're done. Well, sort of.
We started at 9am on Saturday. Our friend Ryan loaned us his moving truck and we had 11 of our friends show up to help us. It was a perfect combination of friends from Bridges (the Young Adult group I used to work with) and friends from our small group (couples from our church). We moved everything (not dishware/china) in two loads.

As of last night we are completely moved out of our townhouse. It has been cleaned and we go to closing tomorrow. Now we only have the task of unpacking and organizing. Thankfully Liz's mom is here. What a blessing!!! However, I must say it makes for a fun combo of my wife (who's very pregnant) and my mother-in-law (who has a broken foot). But we really couldn't have done this move without her.

It is nice to hear the leaves instead the aluminum garage doors of our neighbors flap in the wind. It is nice to be at the park to play volleyball in 5 minutes instead of 30 minutes. And it's nice to see my wife get excited about being downtown.

Praise God for family and for friends,
Jeremiah

For your information

Liz is very pregnant, my test is right around the corner, our closing is coming up quick, and we move this weekend!
Life's crazy but when isn't life crazy?

We're about to have a baby!!! I'm pretty sure that's not going to be easy. And that's a life long commitment. I cannot wait to be a dad but I know it's going to be hard and demand my time and attention in ways I haven't even experienced yet. But James says to consider it pure joy when you face trials of many kinds.

Praise God that I was able to move my test back a little bit. However, I'm fully aware that after my series 6 I have to start studying for my series 63. I also know that it will not end there. I will not be satisfied with maintaining the status quo. I crave leadership. No matter what job I'm in my natural tendencies drive me into leadership. So, after my series 63 I will be applying for a program called Edge. This program places you on a fast track to supervisory rolls. James also says that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.

We recently found out that we're being hit by all sorts of fees and charges to close on our house. Although I feel defeated in this financial adventure. I realize that all of this will help me become more mature and complete, not lacking anything.

I am not sure how the move will unfold this weekend but I do know that not having to work on Monday is the coolest thing ever. Hopefully we will get everything done so we can enjoy our new house starting this next week.

"If any of you lacks wisdom, ask for it, because God gives generously to all without finding fault."

Lord, give me wisdom so I can be faithful with each of these events you have laid before me.

In His Rest,
Jeremiah


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No modesty

Last night as we were waiting to say goodbye to Brian and Kirsten, Davis was playing. She had a dress on and she kept lifting up, above her head. Hilarious! Brian and I just looked at each other and laughed. Then he told me an excellent story.

The Beatty's had a Dalmatian named Hannah. The other day Brian let Hannah out to go to the bathroom. Davis and Brian went outside. At that point Davis decided that she needed to go to the bathroom too. So she pulled down her pants and went on the front lawn.


I cannot wait to laugh with and sometimes at my daughter!

With anticipation,
Jeremiah

Go big or go home

So we don't really know how to take things, "one at a time."
It seems as though all of life's big events always seem to converge for us.

I walked in May of 2004, we got married in August, moved to Colorado Springs in September, got my first real job in November, bought a car later that month, Liz got her job in December, and by Christmas we bought our townhouse (closed on the house, decorated, and moved).

Right now I am starting out in my new job, we're selling our house, renting a place downtown (if everything works out we'll have a lease this weekend), and having a baby.

It's amazing how preoccupied we can be with life. If everything is going OK (average) I have a hard time remembering to acknowledge God for all that he has done, or is doing in my life. However, if things are going great or when all of life's events seem to converge I am fully aware of the presence or need for God. I guess I'm pretty thick headed.
Nevertheless, I am taken back by God's provision in our lives and by the current situation we have found our selves in.

Over___
Whelmed,
Jeremiah

Sweating wontons

Today Liz and I saw David graduate from Denver Seminary.
We are so proud of him and were honored that he would want us there. Really, any chance we get to hang out with the Morrows we take.

Tangent: After the ceremony Denny and Pat took a group of us out to PF Changs for a celebratory lunch. Needless to say the food was great and I ate too much (thanks Denny and Pat). After lunch we drove back down to the Springs and I played volleyball for a little while. I felt like I could sweat wontons. Awesome.

Anyways, congrats Morrow. We're excited to see how God will use this education through you to further His kingdom in the future.

Intellectually, a midget compared to David Morrow,
Jeremiah

Hurry it's heavy

Well, it finally happened.
After all the dust from the counter offers settled we are under contract. Our buyer is from North Carolina and is a teacher. Our closing date is the 30th of this month. So, the stress of getting a contract is over. Now the stress of finding a place to rent, moving, and closing on our house begins. On top of all that goodness, I have to study for my series 6.
Have you ever seen that guy holding the earth on his back? He has out stretched arms and his muscles are rippling.
I'm kind of like that guy but instead of muscles rippling, my face shows the strain of trying to suck in my gut. Of course I'm kidding but it does seem like we don't know how to "do" anything in small doses. We got married in August of 2004, moved in September, I got my job in November, Liz got her job in December, and we bought our townhouse in December as well.
In the midst of all of this craziness God has given us amazing peace.
Please pray that God give us the strength to persevere.

Go big,
Jeremiah

Let's all make fun of me

In my job at T. Rowe Price I am on the phones for about 4 hours of the day.
We often get transfer calls from other departments.
The other day I received a transfer call in my typical phraseology, "hello ma'am, what can I do for you?"
However, instead of calling the individual ma'am, I called her "mom."
As soon as this happened my co-worker next to me stood up immediately and told each of my team members. I went to ask my supervisor a question and he was listening to the call, laughing.
Later that day I received a transfer call from Adam Frieg, one of my good friends from church that also works at TRP. I placed him on hold to find out the answer to his question. At that time, the same co-worker that got up to tell my team about the "mom" call, he emailed Adam while I was on the phone with him.
Hopefully you've said or done some stupid things, so I'm not alone.
If you haven't you can just laugh at me.

Speaking slowly,
Jeremiah

Yo Yo's were fun... When you were 9 years old!!!

So, many of you know that Liz and I are trying to sell our townhouse. You can check it out at http://www.6428cavalrypoint.com/
We received an offer yesterday (we countered) and today we received a counter offer (the counter to our counter). Tomorrow we will counter again (counter their counter to our counter). However, the market is so bad and our neighbors have sold so low we're not going to be making any money off of this "investment." In fact we're fighting tool and nail to keep as much of our down payment as possible.
I think one of the hardest parts of this whole thing is trying not to please people.
When it really comes down to it we need to do what's best for ourselves despite what others might think. It's tough because we love and value the opinions and advice of our friends/family.
Please pray that God would give us wisdom and peace about this decision.

Back and forth we go,
Jeremiah