FOLLOWING THE DIRECTION FROM THE SPIRIT

Wow how are lives have been turned upside down this past week. We had a plan and things were falling into place so nicely. We were going to close on our house here and move in with Michael's parents until we could move into our new home in Provo. But with one little phone call---that all changed.

Michael and I have been talking so much about listening and following the spirit. I for one have a hard time sometimes knowing if it is the spirit talking to me or just my own thoughts. Both Michael and I have felt that moving to Utah County is the right thing to do. But we have had this big set back on the whole move and you start to wonder-----are we really supposed to move? But I know that Blairs are not quitters and we feel that we should move and that it is possible. It is just hard when you are in the middle of trials and making big decisions, your mind starts to play games on you and you start to question the first promptings you felt and the good feelings that came with it. We have felt that if we are praying, living right, moving forward, focusing on a new plan, the Lord will bless us and our righteous desires will happen. We just have to keep trusting in the Lord AND His timing for all of this to happen. I think that this whole thing has taught us to be humble and realize that we are not in charge----HE IS!!!!

We have felt the power of prayers being offered on our behalf and we are so thankful for our family and friends who are there to strengthen us and pray for us. We will get through this and someday we can look back on it and see all the many wonderful things we were taught and the miracles performed on our behalf. But for now-----
We press forward with cheerfulness and watch for the arm of the Lord to be revealed.

NEW HOUSE NO MORE!!!!

Got word yesterday that our buyer for our home in Syracuse lost his job so they had to back out of the contract. So--we had to cancel our contract on our house in Provo. It is a sad day at the Blair home. Not sure what the next step is right now. I am surrounded with packed boxes--ready to be moved. Do I start unpacking or do I leave them packed? Not sure what the Lord has in store for us. What a disappointment for us---we were going to close next week!!!

FINDING A NEW NEST!!!

This is the lovely back yard---I am going to have to use some creative skills to make this backyard look beautiful.


The kitchen of our new home


This is the house-----isn't it beautiful?

This move has not been without it's challenges!!! We are so thankful that we sold our current home so quickly. We looked at so many houses online and actually getting into many of them. It is so wearing on you after awhile and you compare everything with what you currently have and then you just can't find anything to match it. But we found this one on Memorial Day but the price was a bit high for our budget so we kept looking, and looking, and looking. Nothing was fitting with what we wanted and building was not an option for us right now. Then, the miracles started happening for us-----the price on this current home dropped by $10,000.00 and it was finished and ready to be moved in to. We went and saw it again last week and put on offer on it and now we are just waiting to close on it and move in sometime in July. Michael will only have a 10 minute commute to work and my parents are only about 7 minutes from us. We won't have much of a yard but I will have to use my Dad's huge yard to build me a garden. I never thought that I would return to Provo to live. I feel like I have come full circle. Michael and I lived in Provo while he was attending BYU and since that time we have lived in many other places: Ogden Utah, Oklahoma, Texas, Alabama, and Syracuse Utah. We are excited to get into our new home and start a new chapter in our lives. Why is change just so hard sometimes?