The past couple of weeks we had really been digging deep into apartment hunting through the web, and found quiet a selection to choose from. We set a date to go look at apartments, April 17th, and waited till that day came. The week leading up to our Apartment hunting, I was under so much stress & worry. I would cry easily and felt defeated and overwhelmed. I had a fear that either A, we wouldn't find a good apartment in a decent area, or B, we wouldn't be able to afford to live up in the Metroplex and would have to move back to Stephenville. Now don't get me wrong, we had the opportunity to live in an apartment at a really great price in my home town, but we wanted to stay up here because of my job and the church we are helping with. So as I was stressing, I was also praying. A LOT! I knew God provides for those who trust in him, yet I was having such a hard time applying that to our situation. Jearen and I prayed and prayed, and on the day we went to go look at apartments, we had peace. I remember getting in the car and saying "What if God has the perfect place for us and it's the last place we see today!" Guess what....that's exactly what happened!
As we started the day, we drove to the first apartment on our list that we had narrowed down (6 total). Before we walked in, I got nervous. I think the realization that we were going to pick out our future home once we were married hit me at that moment, so we prayed before getting out. We went in, looked around, and when we got back in the car, I asked for Jearen's thoughts. He said "It's not THE ONE." So I said ok, and I trust him. As the day went on, each apartment got a little better, and we were starting to see some that we were interested in. When we reached the last few, there was an excitement. We looked at a small apartment, which we liked, then we looked at a bigger apartment, which we didn't like, then we looked at the biggest apartment of the day, and we were ready to discuss. We went to Jack in the Box, and put it all out on the table. I threw away all the applications/brochures of the apartments we knew were not for us, and then we were between two. Both of these were in the same location, a 9 hole golf course that has many apartments on it. Both were in our price range. We drove back over to the apartments and drove around them weighing out the pros and cons. Finally, we drove to the apartment office. I was sooo giddy. I asked Jearen which apartment he wanted to go with. He asked me the same thing. I didn't want to say because I was nervous again, this time with excitement. So he got out one of the brochures, and told me to write down which one I wanted. I just laughed. So he wrote down his pick, then had me do the same. I wrote down Firestone, only to accidently close the pamplet on the page he wrote on, which also said Firestone. That was it! So we went inside and talked to the lady helping us. We filled out our paperwork to apply for the apartment, and left. We were so excited, and the apartment wasn't even ours yet, haha.
The next day we drove to the apartment so I could turn in my pay stubs of the last two months. We weren't sure if we were going to qualify, and the lady wasn't sure either. What did we do Monday? We waited and went on with life. Oh, and we also decided not to use a co-signer, so instead of having a small deposit, we would have to pay $300 for a deposit. So now we were really unsure of getting approved, because of finances & neither of us had rented before. AND THEN GOD PROVIDED!! This morning I prayed before going into work that we would be approved for the apartment. I went to work, and around 11:50 I get a phone call from Jearen. I called him back on my break and he said that the lady from the apartment called, and said we were approved. But not only did we get approved, but because we have such good credit, we don't have to put down a deposit. TALK ABOUT A BLESSING!! Jearen and I were so happy to get that news!! This may be very small to other people, but to us, we KNOW it is God providing for our every need, and we are so thankful. Sure, there are still tons more things that have to get done, and more obstacles, but we know we will get through them with God.
Our 913 sq. foot HOME :)
And that my friends, is our little story of God's blessings.
-Becky...p.s- I CAN'T WAIT TO DECORATE!!!!
