God has really been gracious to us. Since we'd returned from NZ at the beginning of the year, the issue of space constraints in our house had been on our minds. The in-laws has moved in, and the little one has come along. 5 adults and 3 growing children in an average sized 3 bedroom apartment... something we could make do with for now, but not ideal in the long run. However, around chinese new year, having seen property prices falling, we had made the decision to stay put in this house, for a few more years so that we can try and get a higher price for this property. So, we parted with some money to do up the house a little, adding window grilles, painting the walls, moving some power points, and touching up the cracks in the walls, changing the kitchen cabinet doors, and adding a water heater to the kitchen sink.
As the Lord may have it, we got an offer for our house which we thought was reasonable, and seeing that the prices of landed property had come down considerably, we felt we were ready to make the move. However, in our search for the home of our dreams, for which we had lots of criteria to fulfill, we met with a dead end at each turn... a perfect house which met all our needs in terms of location, and needing minimal work, was either priced too high or was a leasehold property. Others which fell more within our budget just fell short of our criteria. Location was such an important factor as we were reluctant to move the girls out of their current school, and we didn't want to be too far from my parents who are our main support for the kids when I go back to work.
The buyers of our house were God-given, we believe, as they allowed us to stay till the end of october in order for us to find a house to move to. However, our house hunting experience was far from pleasant, particularly with the owners and the agent from the property we finally settled with... but that's a story for another time.
3 agonising days after the 2nd viewing of the house K and I both liked, we can now heave a sigh of relief. We now wait in eager anticipation for the day we get the keys, and hand over our place, to set up a home in our new house. I pray that it'll be a place of happiness for all of us, particularly for the kids who will have more room to run around, hopefully still have a little pool to dip into daily, friends in the neighbourhood, a perfect running route for us, and a place of rest and relaxation for the in-laws. The night we sold our current house, I felt sad for a few days after that. It's a house we have hardly lived in, having spent most of our weekends in the east with the in-laws. Our kitchen was hardly used up till this year when we shifted home. We settled into this house so comfortably, I was reluctant to give up the convenience of the location, the lovely surroundings of the swimming pool etc. I learned a real lesson. I can truly understand why the Lord says not to make our home here on earth, or to make treasures of our possessions...
We now look forward to the next lap in our lives, living in a landed property. It is only by God's grace, His blessings, as well as help from my in-laws that we'll be able to make this new transition. For us living in Singapore, this move is truly a big step for a young family.
Thank you Lord...
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Congratulations on getting your new home! Finally the 'ordeal' is over! ;p
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