A bump in the road...
About 10 days ago, the plan to move to Cedar Rapids hit some bumps in the road. Without going into deep detail, here's what happened:
1. We were depending on some funds from an IRA to help offset closing costs on the new home we're buying (YAY!!) But my broker made a mistake on disclosing what process I had to use to sell the funds in that account so that they would be available on time for closing. (BOOO!!!)
2. THEN the house inspection revealed some issues that were going to take a little time to solve. Because the repairs were somewhat expensive, the current owners offered to do the repairs (YAY!!!) in exchange for a later possession date of mid-August (BOO!!).
3. FINALLY, Rockwell wasn't able to complete their background check in time for me to start this week, so we ended up losing a week of pay, the temporary living arrangements got messed up some, and we weren't sure on Monday exactly WHEN the background check would complete.
But if you look at #1, #2, and #3 together, they work together to make sense. All three things needed to shift and they all shifted together. If the money came out too soon, then it becomes a taxable event if I can't put it back (after being reimbursed for closing costs) within 60 days. If we didn't start on time, we wouldn't have the money to close the house on the original start date of June 27.
We didn't understand why everything all the sudden seemed to be going wrong, and it awoke some pretty deep concerns regarding how the last few years have worked out in both my heart and in Jen's heart. After praying about it, we were both experiencing peace about the situation within about 24 hours.
Monday I found out from the recruiter what the hold up was, and we were able to fax in documentation to help demonstrate that I really did work for Trilogy, Inc. Today (Tuesday) they let me know that I had passed the background check and firmed up my start date.
We're now in the final flurry of figuring out what needs to be done before I leave and to arrange the move of household goods. We'll work through that and probably have the family up in Cedar Rapids by mid-July. Then we think we'll be in the house by mid-August, though the house might benefit from some touch-up work before we move in.
Mom commented last night that it must feel good to have Rockwell wooing us to join them. It very much does. I get the feeling that they usually have a harder time selling people on Cedar Rapids than they have had with us. We are excited about the opportunity and believe God is in it and--therefore--it will be good for our family.
If you have a moment to pray for us:
1. I start soon.
2. Jen and the family will be traveling this month before the move.
3. Mom and Dad will be flying in next week and we hope their plans go well (including an Indonesian MK retreat that I was planning to attend, but that it doesn't look like I can show up for now.)
4. We will be searching for a church home. I've started the research (the Internet rocks!!), but we want to make a deliberate, informed choice that includes interaction with the congregations. We hope this becomes a long-term church home for us.
There are more needs, but I'll leave that for another time. Praise God on our behalf for his fantastic blessings and his mighty work in us!!
1. We were depending on some funds from an IRA to help offset closing costs on the new home we're buying (YAY!!) But my broker made a mistake on disclosing what process I had to use to sell the funds in that account so that they would be available on time for closing. (BOOO!!!)
2. THEN the house inspection revealed some issues that were going to take a little time to solve. Because the repairs were somewhat expensive, the current owners offered to do the repairs (YAY!!!) in exchange for a later possession date of mid-August (BOO!!).
3. FINALLY, Rockwell wasn't able to complete their background check in time for me to start this week, so we ended up losing a week of pay, the temporary living arrangements got messed up some, and we weren't sure on Monday exactly WHEN the background check would complete.
But if you look at #1, #2, and #3 together, they work together to make sense. All three things needed to shift and they all shifted together. If the money came out too soon, then it becomes a taxable event if I can't put it back (after being reimbursed for closing costs) within 60 days. If we didn't start on time, we wouldn't have the money to close the house on the original start date of June 27.
We didn't understand why everything all the sudden seemed to be going wrong, and it awoke some pretty deep concerns regarding how the last few years have worked out in both my heart and in Jen's heart. After praying about it, we were both experiencing peace about the situation within about 24 hours.
Monday I found out from the recruiter what the hold up was, and we were able to fax in documentation to help demonstrate that I really did work for Trilogy, Inc. Today (Tuesday) they let me know that I had passed the background check and firmed up my start date.
We're now in the final flurry of figuring out what needs to be done before I leave and to arrange the move of household goods. We'll work through that and probably have the family up in Cedar Rapids by mid-July. Then we think we'll be in the house by mid-August, though the house might benefit from some touch-up work before we move in.
Mom commented last night that it must feel good to have Rockwell wooing us to join them. It very much does. I get the feeling that they usually have a harder time selling people on Cedar Rapids than they have had with us. We are excited about the opportunity and believe God is in it and--therefore--it will be good for our family.
If you have a moment to pray for us:
1. I start soon.
2. Jen and the family will be traveling this month before the move.
3. Mom and Dad will be flying in next week and we hope their plans go well (including an Indonesian MK retreat that I was planning to attend, but that it doesn't look like I can show up for now.)
4. We will be searching for a church home. I've started the research (the Internet rocks!!), but we want to make a deliberate, informed choice that includes interaction with the congregations. We hope this becomes a long-term church home for us.
There are more needs, but I'll leave that for another time. Praise God on our behalf for his fantastic blessings and his mighty work in us!!
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