Anniversary and New Houses

Four years ago this week we said "I do." I'd say it's been anything but boring. Timothy out did himself this year with flowers (twice), a new watch, Chinese food and a movie. This is the most "celebrating", or gift giving at least, I think we've ever done for our anniversary. He wanted a new bike, but those are a bit harder to afford here, so we might combine it as an anniversary/birthday present for him. I told him he should at least go golfing so I don't feel like he's going without.

Things are winding down at the QSI headquarters. Ram and Sally will be the last people to leave on the 12th of July, but I think they're supposed to bring Ram's sister back with them from India. She's the only other Christian at this time in Ram's family and she needs to get away for awhile and be with other Christians. They are from a more elite family and it's been rough on them to follow Christ. Naughty Hindus.

There are a couple locals in the office, the receptionist and another accountant, so Timothy won't be completely alone there. Jim gave Timothy the authority to set different office hours during the summer; those will probably take effect the day after Timothy's boss leaves:) She's a bit of a stickler to the rules.

Timothy talked to Max, the landlord of the house we want, this week. He said his lawyer told him there's a law in Slovenia that a family with a new born baby cannot be put out of a rental property. Good law, but I don't see why that should stop him. He really believes he can sell that house for 1.5 million Euros and that is just not going to happen. We're not telling him that. We're telling him, "Yeah, you stick to your beliefs on that house costing that much." Ocean front property on the coast doesn't cost that much here; I don't know why an older home in the middle of no where would. Timothy said we can put something in the contract about, if we want to leave we give him a notice of so much time in writing or if he should sell he gives us a notice of so much time in writing. I don't know what would be wrong with that and I think we'll ask our lawyer about that law just to make sure.

We did look at another house this past Wednesday. It was very nice, although a bit messy. The last tenants didn't take very good care of the place. The landlord said to look at it in this condition, see what we think and then go from there. It definitely had possibilities. He said he would repaint to our specifications and make the necessary improvements for us to move in. It had a very big lawn out back, but overlooking the lawn was a row of apartment buildings! Someone could come out on their balcony and look right in to my kitchen. I thought about asking about a privacy fence, but instead I asked about landscaping. A row of tall ever greens would solve that problem. He did say we had free reign with landscaping, but it would be with our money. That's fair.

After praying about it and discussing it with our pastor we feel like the second house, although still very nice, maybe even nicer in some aspects, would be taking second best. I think there's a difference between God's will and God's perfect will. It's His will that we have a roof over our heads, food on the table, heat in the winter, etc. Just about any house can provide that. We still believe His perfect will is the house in Vodice. Maybe it's not so much for us, but certainly His perfect will for SaveOne.

Today is a national holiday so most of the shops and restaurants are closed. I guess we'll just have a quiet day around the house.