New Year, New Town!

This new year will definitely bring about change for the Morgan Family! We moved from Auburn to Prattville on November 7th to be closer to Jeremy's job in Montgomery. It is so neat to see how God has worked out all of the details, so I thought I would jot it down!

Jeremy accepted a Team Leader position in his current office in Montgomery on August 1st, 2014. I randomly said, "Do we need to move closer since you have more going on at work?!?"  I knew the hour drive was really stressful for him, and it was taking away time he could be spending with Leah. However, I didn't really mean that I was okay with moving!

A few weeks later in August, God really spoke to me at the first Mom's Bible study of the semester through Beth Moore. It didn't even have a ton to do with the lesson, but she briefly mentioned that we may need to experience a "remix"  in our lives with the current relationships that we have. We may not be able to see why God would place us in different circles of people or in different places at the time, but looking back we couldn't imagine life without those relationships... It got me thinking that I should be praying for God to direct us with a willing heart (either to stay or move) instead of with my personal preference (staying with what is familiar with our sweet friends and family). My anxious self was already thinking about how hard it would be to work out the logistics of moving... How will we sell our house? What do I tell my work? We can't buy a house until ours sells. What if we can't find a house that we like. How will we survive without our close friends in Auburn? I don't want to leave a job I love... SO many things going around in my head that I didn't even want to think about it!!!

A few days later, Jeremy called our sweet Realtor, Natalie Bass, just to get some information about what goes in to selling a house. He told her that we were just praying about moving and that nothing was definite. She called us back THE NEXT DAY saying that she had a couple that had been looking for a house for a while, and she thought they would really like our house. We were really surprised, but we decided to let them look at it the next day. The following day, they made us a really good offer on our house! Our house that was NOT EVEN ON THE MARKET! If that isn't God working, I don't know what is! We prayed a lot about it, and we decided that we would accept their offer.

The weekend after we found out the couple was coming to look at our house, we drove through Prattville to look at a few houses that were for sale. There was one house that Jeremy thought I would really like, but I am so picky that I figured it would take a while to find the perfect house. I LOVED the house! It is a miracle that I was not anxious about it being perfect, but I could see the potential! It was filled with so much light, and has the most amazing sunset view off of the back porch. I could immediately see our family living there. Another crazy side note- Prior to us looking at the house, it was a little over what we were wanting to spend, but the day before we looked at it, the price dropped into our price range! We made an offer the next day, and they accepted! We sold our house in Auburn and bought the house in Prattville on the same day, November 7th, and thankfully everything went smoothly.

The Lord has given me such a peace throughout this whole transition. He took care of ALL of the details better than I could have imagined. While I was sad to leave a town we love, life long friends, siblings, and my job, I was encouraged that I knew this is exactly where the Lord wants us to be. We have already found a great church, and we are starting to build new relationships. I am staying at home with Leah full time for now, and I am praying about if I should return to work part time. Jeremy is so thankful to work closer to home, and we are excited for what God has in store for us in this new town!