Praise report: We decided in fall 2004 that we wanted to purchase a home. Now, I'd been praying for years regarding the style house I liked & areas I'd preferred to live in. I even prayed while driving down my favorite streets & neighborhoods. Well, in January I started praying & thanking God daily to place the right people in our path every step of the way, even the steps I wasn't familiar with but HE, of course, was. I praised & thanked him EVERYDAY. In February we started looking on sundays only. At our second open house we met who we knew instantly was going to be our R.E. agent and boy did she educate & work for us for sure! After viewing only 4 homes, we were lead to a house (on one of my fav roads I'd been praying while riding thru) that we had avoided until the end for no particular reason except it was a little pricey. Well, long story short, it's now our new home! It is huge, tons of property, back yard has a grass clearing before u walk into the little mini forest & the old owners who were like 80 kept the house well, the structure is good, it's in it's original condition which is great because we can do all the updates. We made an offer early March & closed April 7th. Our experience was smooth from beginning to end. We had NO PROBLEMS and learned SO MUCH! Although we'd heard of so many home-buying nightmares over the years, I knew God Almighty & him only would make this a positive experience & smooth process. Although my man panicked everytime there seemed a possibility of something going wrong, my faith only got stronger & remained unwavered because I know who is in control of my life. Faith starts with baby steps. I started out building my faith in the Lord with praying for small things like parking spots, non-traffic routes, getting to work on time & learned not to worry about things & placing my burdens in his hands. Now I look back & see how much my faith has grown. Jesus is my everything & the only one I can count on. He is beyond worthy to be praised!