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Selling a House on Faith
By Linda Shenton Matchett
Our house has been on the market for nearly eighteen months. Eighteen. Months. We’ve had tons of prospective buyers come through, even during the holiday season and snowy days of winter. Granted, the property is unusual ... eight bedrooms and seven baths tucked into a one-hundred-and-sixty-nine-year-old 4,000 square foot building ... but I didn’t think it would take this long to sell.
For those of you who have walked this road, you know the emotional roller coaster associated with selling your home. Each showing brings trepidation and anticipation. Will this be the person who falls in love with your house and makes you an offer you can’t refuse? Or will this be yet another disappointment because your house isn’t quite what he or she is looking for? Then there’s the constant worry about keeping your place spotless and uncluttered because you never know when a showing will be scheduled. Everything about the process spells stress.
As I write this, we have a contracted offer in hand and are guardedly optimistic the house will pass inspection, prompting the buyer to move forward with the purchase. If so, we’ll pack and move by mid-April (with any luck after the piles of snow have melted!). However, there is always a chance the buyer will walk away, as had happened once already.
The blessing through this situation has been the lesson I’ve learned about God’s perfect timing. Did I wish the house sold immediately? Yes. But looking back, I know that for many reasons it hasn’t been the right time. Is it time now? Frankly, I don’t know. What I do know is that when it does sell, it will be at the exact right time because God is planning what is best for us.
“And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.” Romans 8:28 [NASB]
Love’s Rescue (https://amzn.to/2GOMWe6)
A prostitute, a spy, and the liberation of Paris.
Sold by her parents to settle a debt, Rolande Bisset is forced into prostitution. Years later, shunned by her family and most of society, it’s the only way she knows how to subsist. When the Germans overrun Paris, she decides she’s had enough of evil men controlling her life and uses her wiles to obtain information for the Allied forces. Branded a collaborator, her life hangs in the balance. Then an American spy stumbles onto her doorstep. Is redemption within her grasp?
Simon Harlow is one of an elite corps of American soldiers. Regularly chosen for dangerous covert missions, he is tasked with infiltrating Paris to ascertain the Axis’s defenses. Nearly caught by German forces moments after arriving, he owes his life to the beautiful prostitute who claims she’s been waiting for the Allies to arrive. Her lifestyle goes against everything he believes in, but will she steal his heart during his quest to liberate her city?
Inspired by the biblical story of Rahab, Love’s Rescue is a tale of faith and hope during one of history’s darkest periods.
Linda Shenton Matchett is an author, speaker, and history geek. A native of Baltimore, Maryland, she was born a stone’s throw from Fort McHenry and has lived in historic places all her life. Linda is a member of ACFW, RWA, and Sisters in Crime. She is a volunteer docent and archivist at the Wright Museum of WWII and a trustee for her local public library.
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Gracious, Linda, such a huge house! My dream. But, I do know what you are going through. We went through the same thing with a 5 bedroom, 4 bath house in CA. Finally, we got a cash offer! I pray you will get that, too. Blessings, Bonnie
ReplyDeleteHi, Bonnie, thanks for dropping in and leaving a comment for Linda. I can't imagine such a big house!
DeleteThank you, Linda, for being my guest today. I agree with Bonnie ... what a huge house you're trying to sell! My prayer for you is that God will bless you with a sale soon!
ReplyDeleteWow...that sounds like a RESORT! But when we moved from OR to IA, we had some of the same up-and-down sensations. What a relief when the sale went through. I'm SO interested in your novel. What a time that was in Paris...hoping for lots of sales for you.
ReplyDeleteApologies for the delay in responding to this, Gail and Linda. I was away from home for the weekend without an internet connection. But I agree with you, Gail. Linda's book is devinitely going on my TBR want list.
DeleteWhat do you think about the new word my fingers created. :-)
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