22 Feb 07 Trading Spaces

We may be making an offer on a house tonight. 

At this point we could benefit from one of those Swiss 99 year loans.  Come to think of it we could also benefit from a Swiss bank account.  Time to call my mother-in-law.  I realize that only three people will catch that last one but it’s worth it just to imagine the look on the face of the person who owns the Swiss bank account.

Here’s the thing; purchasing a house, at this juncture, can be compared to getting married.

Up to this point we’ve been renting (dating), courting (if you will) a life in Stockton (a premier destination for Le Tour de California).  As long as we were renting it felt like if something happened we could just go back home.  The kids have asked more than once "when are we going home?"  When we buy a house it means we’re here to stay.  So we’re not just choosing a house — we’re choosing a place to raise our swallows — a place they can call home.

We are praying for guidance in this decision and that God will again reveal his work through us in this process.

Reader's Comments

1. Brad | 22 Feb 2007 9:07 am

   You know, you could always just go back home.

   I get the mother-in-law joke.
    

2. Stoogelover | 22 Feb 2007 9:42 am

   That’s exciting! All but the part about paying the mortgage, but the tax advantages, so I hear, are worth the hassle. It’s been many years since we’ve been able to take that tax break, but maybe one day. Maybe one day. 

3. cwinwc | 22 Feb 2007 2:29 pm

   It is exciting and scary to think this home will be the final place that your kids are "kids."  My home has about 1 and half years left in that capacity.  You’re in our prayers Bro. 

4. Brady | 26 Feb 2007 8:42 am

   Those Swiss accounts aren’t all they’re made out to be. May God give you wisdom, and keep you away from your mother-in-law.

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