faithfulness...

We had our one (and hopefully only) bankruptcy hearing last week.  Went exceedingly well.  God gave us favor with the magistrate who let us proceed without our social security cards (we were supposed to have them, but weren't told to bring them), and he also was in a hurry so we only got 3 or maybe 4 questions asked of us (none of them pertaining to Brainbox at all!).  For all the anxiety Bill had built up for the event, there was so much grace.

Now most recently -- as you may know in our bankruptcy we decided to surrender the townhouse.  This could mean that we have anywhere from 30 days to 6 months to move.   It was very difficult not knowing.  Bill mentioned this in passing to an exceedingly kind friend and he chose to bless us with an immediate move and a year's worth of paid rent.  It was such a gift from God.  On top of that we found a house that really stood out from the rest from what we saw.  We were basically seeing houses that would have been essentially a lateral move and we were mostly hoping to gain a little space for the boys to move without bumping into a table or other piece of furniture and somewhere we felt safe having the boys outside as it is growing increasingly sketchy in our 'hood.'  The landlord was a little reluctant to rent to us, understandably, since we were in the midst of filing for bankruptcy, but with a year's rent up front and the grace of favor from the Lord, he agreed to rent to us and we are so very grateful for what is a big move up for us (feeling a little like the Jeffersons... movin' on up. :) ).  We have lots of space and can't wait to hopefully steward it well to increase our hospitality and involve more folks in our lives.   Our care group/leaders' meetings will now not be elbow-to-elbow, as it is now if everyone comes.

All that said, we are moving in stages over the next 2-3 weeks.  And we are continuing to marvel over God's goodness, mercy, and provision for us.  We are excited for a fresh start!