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We officially put our house up for sale today. Here is our listing. So, spread the word.
This brings with it an insane amount of emotions: excitement, fear, nervousness, fear, exhaustion, fear, and most importantly - lots and lots of hope (but did I also mention fear?). It was only about three years ago that, when we were pregnant with our little Avery, and in an effort to "get more room," make money, and find a more "modern" house - we sold our little house in West Asheville. We then bought the house that we are trying to now sell. Back in 2008, I wrote about it here and here - documenting that indeed those were crazy times for us.

Since 2008, things have changed so much in our lives. Over the past three years, we have experienced much amazement, turbulence, new life, tough times, growth, rebirth, hurt, and finally - grace. So, our jumping back into the gauntlet that is selling a house is . . . well. . . daunting. But we wade back in with a noticeably new approach, and a new goal. How is it any different, you ask?


Well, here is why we are different: now we are uninterested in "getting more room." We are also uninterested in living in South Asheville - though it is nice, it is just not the place for us right now. We are not caught up on whether or not we have a newer house - we actually sort of miss having an old house. Making money on your house is nice and all, and we will not turn it down - but we really just want to be in a house that is an extension of our family. So, our # 1 focus is living in a place that allows our family to have more time together. That means we need to be closer to our schools, jobs, churches, community, etc. And that means that, for us at least, it is all about finding a good HOME - it is not necessarily about finding the perfect house.
Does that make sense?

update (two hours after initial post): We have our first showing tomorrow (Tuesday afternoon)! Fingers crossed!

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