As part of getting a short sale approved we had to submit a settlement statement to Idaho Housing in just the right format, and we finally got it on the 12th try. Now I’m waiting to hear if it’s officially approved.
While we wait for that, there is still plenty to do. The company that usually installs our yard signs is backed up and can’t get a sign to Dartmoor St until Monday, so I’m going to take over a different kind until then.
I’m also going to take some invites around to neighbors for the open house. Knocking doors is not the most comfortable thing for me, but it’s good practice for so many different aspects of life. I have also been dragging my feet on getting my Cirrus Drive Life signs up in the neighborhood. I think I will stick close to home today and get some things done in Caldwell.
I also have lunch with *** today. That will be fun.
There’s a long list of other stuff to do. I will have no problem staying busy today.
Gratitudes
I’m grateful to bring the *** house back on market. I feel like it is priced right for a good, speedy sale.
I’m grateful to have Jenn waking up next to me everyday.
I’m grateful for thoughts that come to guide me through my days.
Come follow Me
One of those thoughts this morning was to read a certain section of scripture. I have always struggled with the idea of seeking after money. I’m not sure why.
I was talking to Heavenly Father this morning, and I brought that up in the conversation. A scripture came to mind almost immediately, at least a part of one. The words “for the use of man … to gladden the heart” and I remembered that it was in the Doctrine and Covenants. So a quick Google search brought me to section 59 in the D&C. It’s a passage that speaks about fasting, and prayer, and how all things that come of the earth are for the benefit and use of man, to please the eye and gladden the heart, to strengthen the body and enliven the soul.
And then I came to this passage.
“And in nothing doth man offend God, or against none is his wrath kindled, save those who confess not his hand in all things, and obey not his commandments.”
Some might say we look for answers to justify what we’ve already made up our minds about, but for me this verse, in step with the others, told me that Heavenly Father is ok with me seeking wealth if I don’t forget that all we have comes from him, and if I keep his commandments.
It’s hard to describe in writing exactly how I felt when reading this section, but it was awesome to experience how my feelings and question expressed to Heavenly Father was responded to. We can talk to Heavenly Father and he will talk back to us.