wood, stone and, MAN!, we love where we live!

It feels like a shimmer of heaven right here on earth. What a blessing a home can be. Our family has come to really love our rental place in south Boulder, and for even more reasons than we thought we would. All of our neighbors are warm, interested (and interestING!) and giving. It is truly the first real community we've been a part of. Even the reported 'recluse' next door is a super-nice guy once we got to know him (this, largely due to the occasion of his enormous cottonwood falling on our house during a wind storm. No damage to speak of, though). There are numerous kids for Brianna to play with and learn very important socialization skills, and Alisa meets many of our neighbors on an almost-daily basis for afternoon front yard chit chat.
Also, its location approaches perfection. There is a grocery store, nice little neighborhood coffee shop, a bus stop and numerous trail heads, all within a 5-10 minute walk. It affords us many opportunities as a family that most other areas would not.
I can't imagine leaving here. Life is weird, though, right? New news as of this month is that our landlord, Chuck, has recently decided to sell this home he rents to us. It is to happen in the undisclosed but near future, once the housing market is more to his liking.
Now, it is my deep and unwavering opinion that God already knows this, has orchestrated it, even, and has our best interest at heart regarding it. We are very disappointed, though, in our limited existential vision, and are a bit distressed on a number of levels. Our hope is that Chuck will offer us a rent-to-own deal. That would be amazing, almost unheard of, and a serious answer to prayer. We'll see. If you're the praying kind, please join us in praying for that. If you're not...well, we still need around $37,000.00 to present a tantalizing down payment offer to him. Money talks louder than sentiment, you know.
Yeah, yeah--it's true that a house is only wood and nails, dirt and cement. But ours is a catalyst for so much more. We love it and want to stay here for many years. And we feel a bit blindsided and shaken by the news. I just thought I would let you all know what's going on. We're hoping for the best. Stay tuned.