Our 850 square feet of home

We moved to our new apartment at the end of August and have just been able to get all settled. As many of you know, we were going to buy a house in May. We had a contract on the house, but the home inspection revealed foundation/structural damage, so we able to get out of the contract. We decided that with the baby coming and the fact that I will not be working for a few months once he arrives (and even then it will only be 1 day a week), it would be wiser for us to rent a cheaper apartment and save money for a larger down payment for a house in the future. We are so glad that we made that decision - we are always commenting to each other that we are so happy that we are living where we are living. David is just 2 minutes from work, so he comes home for lunch every day. I am just 10 minutes from both hospitals I work at as well.

I will say that I am so grateful that financially, David and I are pretty much on the same page. That is such a huge blessing because I know for many of my friends, that can be a big source of conflict in their relationships. We both are committed to giving faithfully to God and His work, living on less than we make, and staying debt free (except for a house in the future but even with that we hope to make extra mortgage payments and pay the house off early). I remember when I was in Bible college at BBC, one of the chapel speakers said "You can never outgive God." I also remember as a child having that truth modeled by my parents who always had so little but who always taught me that giving to God came first. He has always provided for them, and I have seen Him provide for us in so many ways. I am praying that when our little boy is born and things get more stretched financially, we will be model to him that we can never outgive God and that he will learn that God will always provide for us.

I hope you like the pictures of our apartment and enjoy seeing how God has provided us a place to live and to bring our baby home.