The Waiting Game...

We closed on our house in Lynchburg yesterday (Monday)!! The process could not have gone any smoother. The lawyers we worked with said we'll never have another closing be so simple and go so smoothly (she was right!). We are so relieved to that house sold and so excited to get moved into our new house in Greenville! However, when we got back to Greenville Monday night, Luke had an email from our lender that the USDA was requesting more information from us. This is a bit of a bummer since we are supposed to close on our new house here in Greenville Wednesday (tomorrow). It has become clear that we'll definitely have to delay the purchase of our new home :(

According to our realtor, she has not had a closing on time in about 4 months. She said that the USDA is in control these days and they "send requests at the 11th hour every time." After quickly getting all the new information to our lender, he sounded like we MIGHT be able to close on Friday (although he origally said around 10 days). We're keeping our fingers crossed for Friday!!

The biggest delimma with delaying the closing is that we had planned to move in on Sat. the 22nd, leaving this upcoming weekend as the only weekend to do work on the house. So, if we can't close, we can't do work on the house, and we can't move in yet. Which means we'll have to pay for another month or storage :(

Although this news is very disappointing to us, we still remember that God is in control of all things. This delay did not happen "by chance." It is not an accident. And God has purpose in this, even if we can't see what it is. We are trusting Him that in His timing, we'll be able to close on and move into our new home!

But for now, we'll play the waiting game :)