be anxious for nothing...

"patience, Keri, patience." these are the words i have to keep repeating to myself as we wait for news about a townhouse. i feel like we are in the process of buying this place, but really, we would just be renting. at this point (saturday) we have turned in our application, called the guy and now we are waiting for him to call us back, say our application looks good and we can have it.

waiting...my least favorite thing!

but this place would be perfect! or close to it. it is 1200 SF, 2 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, has a one car garage, fenced yard with garden area and it's totally within our budget! it's in pretty good condition, just a little old. the best part is that it is in my parent's neighborhood, close to both john's grandparent's homes and our friends all live within close proximity. how awesome would that be!!

in fact, we my family first moved to utah we lived in the duplex across the street from this one we are looking at, so it definitely takes me back!

SOOOO, as i wait, these are the verses that are helping me do so a little more gracefully...

Matthew 6:25-27 "Therefore I tell you, DO NOT BE ANXIOUS about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds or the air, they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. ARE YOU NOT OF MORE VALUE THAN THEY? And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life?" (emphasis added by me)

Philippians 4:6-7 "Do not be anxious about ANYTHING, but in EVERYTHING by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be make known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. (emphasis added by me)