Grateful

Today my heart is just full of gratitude.

Since leaving Maine, life has felt like an emotional roller coaster. We made the decision to buy property sight unseen, mostly out of fear that once we arrived here, we wouldn’t be able to find anything and would end up living in our RV for a very long time. At the time, it felt like the safest choice. But once we got here and had the chance to explore, we realized the property was much farther from Chris’s business than we had hoped, and honestly, it just wasn’t in an area that felt right for us.

I struggled with it. We hadn’t officially closed yet—the closing was set for about a week after we arrived—but we had already put down a very large chunk of money from the sale of our home in Maine. The way the deal was structured, if we backed out, we would lose it all. I searched for ways out, but it felt like we were stuck.

In our relationship, I’ve come to see that I am the brakes and Chris is the gas. I tend to slow things down, carefully weighing every option, while Chris is quick to move forward and take action. That balance is what makes us work. If we were both like me, we’d probably miss out on opportunities. If we were both like Chris, we might end up in a pickle more often than not. With this property, I truly thought we were in a pickle. I was stressed, but Chris reminded me, as he always does, that everything would work out.

I prayed hard. I asked that if this property wasn’t meant to be, there would be a way out.

Two days before closing, we got a call from the attorney handling the transaction. She told us there was a title issue and the seller would need to delay the signing for at least two weeks, maybe longer. Immediately, we called our realtor and asked if this meant we could back out. She said, “Absolutely! I’ll get right on it and work on getting your down payment back as quickly as possible.”

The relief I felt in that moment is hard to put into words. Our prayers were answered in the biggest way. Now I’m not saying that every time I’ve prayed for relief it has unfolded like this. Sometimes prayers are answered in ways I never expected like this. Other times, the answer is to sit with the consequences of a decision made too quickly. Maybe it’s to build character, to teach a lesson, or to guide us toward something even better. Not in my time, but in His.

Now, instead of being tied to something that didn’t feel right, we have the chance to slow down, take our time, and find a place that truly fits us. For that, I am so deeply grateful.

Sometimes the hardest moments bring the clearest reminders that things really do work out the way they are supposed to—even if it doesn’t always feel like it in the moment. We can’t always see the big picture while we’re in the middle of it, but looking back, it becomes clear that every twist and turn has its purpose. Today, I’m holding onto that truth with a thankful heart.

Now this does mean we’ll be living in the RV for a while as Chris gets his business up and running, but I’m choosing to make it a daily habit to be still and wait. Instead of letting anxiety creep in about when the perfect place will come along, I want to rest in the comfort of knowing that it will all work out in its own time.

My Something Good today is the incredible gift of an answered prayer.