Oh to be five again...the little boy I nanny, James, was so saddened today by another little boy cutting in front of him at school today. "If I were him, I would never have cutted like that. If only he new how sad it made me. I think only a movie and pizza for lunch can fix me!"--James.
I just had to laugh. For the most part, they are very sweet little kids, James and Hannah. I met my parents earlier and I think they would have taken Hannah home with them, had it been an option.

I decided that I really wish there were a "laundry fairy" who folded and put away laundry...that is one chore that I passionately dislike!

Some Answers

Thanks to all who joined our prayers...we got the house! We continue to get more excited as the steps are completed; please keep praying that everything continues to go smoothly. We are so pleased that the Lord has this as part of His perfect plan. The neighborhood is so close to so many wonderful church families.
We will close on November 10 and take possesion on November 13. Then we will be the Kintigh Couple who lives in a house rather than an apartment. It's pretty cool to be married for 4 months and already be getting a real home--God is a faithful provider!

Tonight Josh was at an elder's meeting, so I decided to have some middle school girls over for a movie night. I was so blessed by even the simple ministry time of just girl talk and a sweet Jane Austin movie-"Emma." I think the trick to building genuine relationships is making even the short, spontaneous times an opportunity for growth.
I was told this past weekend at a ministry conference that if you want students in your ministry for a few weeks-give them great programs, but if you want them to stay for the duration of their time-give them relationship. I think tonight was the Lord blessing me with great relationships with these awesome girls.

The House We're Praying For

This is the house that we're going to make an offer on, Monday morning. Hopefully, this is where we will call home.

What the Lord is Doing

The house that we really wanted is, in fact, still on the market. Apparently the offer that was previously made fell through. Please join us in praying as we prepare an offer this week for it. We pray that it would come together smoothly and that the sellers would want to accept what we propose. The Lord is such a good God; we are trusting His faithful provision to show us what He has in store for us.

Josh and I are going to visit two more houses tomorrow. The one we looked at on Monday was a sweet house, but someone else beat us at making an offer. That's okay though, because I am confident that God has something much better in store for us. Hopefully, one of these houses...it'll be good to keep this house search short.

New Changes

So...Josh and I are beginning the process of being home-owners! We have been "beginning" the process for a while now, but were just recently informed that our apartment rent will be going up at the start of November. After that news, we became a little more serious in looking at houses. We found a really great one today and we're praying that all the details work out for us to buy it. It is in a wonderful neighborhood, that is actually really close to our dear friends Andy and Jaime Sherman and also to Josh's parents.
We are trusting that our great GOD has a magnificent plan for provision. Please join us in the prayer that we will soon have a house to call home.