Selling Things, Watching God Provide

God has used so many different things to show that He provides, and to affirm and confirm the His will for us. Here are a few examples:

• We had to sell our house to prepare for our move. Our agents (dear friends from church) said our asking price was a little high, but since we had a good bit of time they suggest we revisit it in 4 - 6 months and then consider lowering or even doing a short sale. About 12 days after going on the market, we had an offer. About a month after that, we closed and moved out.
• Next issue: where would we live until it was time to leave? We looked at the one apartment complex in our school district, but it just wasn't an option. And any rental house in our desired price range was snatched up as soon as the sign went in the yard. (And rentals wanted a 12-month commitment, which we couldn't do.) Zack's parents offered to let us live in their finished basement. While it would be tight living, it would be good practice for living in Europe. And it would allow us to really work on retiring student loan debt. So we accepted their generous offer.
• We had several yard sales, and did really well. More money towards student loans, and a tax benefit!
• We had a sweet neighbor come by our yard sale and point out that some of our items might be real silver. I took to our local jewely store, and got a couple hundred dollars - more student loan money!
• We needed to get rid of a lot of our furniture because 1) we had too much and 2) most of it was too big for a European apartment. We put a lot on Cra!g's List. The dining room sold quickly. Same with the living room furniture. But we couldn't find a buyer for our bedroom furniture. There was no way it could go to Europe with us. And we really didn't want to have to deal with moving it into storage, as large as it was. But it didn't seem that there was another option. But about two or three days before we had to be out of our house, a lady came and bought the armoire. And a few hours after that, a family bought the bedroom furniture.
• Our move meant a new school for the boys. We were all sad over this, as we didn't think any school could be better than theirs. But God has blessed us so big. The boys both got teachers that were better fits for their learning style and personality, and the school has been incredible in every aspect.