Preparing to Move

Yes, you read that correctly.

We, the Mudd family, are preparing to move.

As soon as possible.

As in selling our house.

Yep, the one we just spent the last two years of our lives building.

That one is getting ready to be put on the market.

And we are heading out of North Dakota.

For some this may came as a bit of a shock.  For others, who received our prayer letter we recently sent out, this is a result of many prayers on our behalf.  We have our direction from the Lord and we could not be more excited for what is in store for our family. 

Big changes again, that is for sure!  But we're good at those apparently.

So, a little back ground.  We have been feeling unsettled over the last many months.  There have been times in the past 6 years of wondering and even wishing we could move from North Dakota.  But it was never the right time, at least in the Lord's eyes.  But recently we began having new desires put on our hearts and along with those desires an unsettled feeling.  So we began to pray, and we also sent out a prayer letter and asked for you to join us in praying, that we would know what the Lord was doing and how He was directing our family.  We also began to write a list of the desires that were on our heart and began to ask the Lord if they were our (personal/ fleshly) desires or if they were desires that He had put on our heart.  Over time and through prayer we had our list that we knew were desires from Him.  But there was still the big question of WHERE?  Where did we belong that all those desires would be fulfilled? 

Well some of you may have noticed, if you are friends with us on facebook, that we took a little road trip recently to Idaho and Canada.  Along with the desire to visit friends, that trip was a loaded one.  It was a trip to check out a place that had been on our hearts, to see if maybe that was where the Lord was directing our family.  We prayed that He would make it clear, and open or shut the doors while we were there.  And if the doors closed, then at least we got to see many friends and visit some beautiful places! 

Well, our time there was incredible blessed, from friends, to time with the Lord and other believers, by the community, and especially watching the Lord put all the puzzle pieces together and reveal to us His new plan for our family.  It was amazing to say the least! 

So where is this place.  The Mudd family is packing up and moving almost halfway across the country to make our new home in Idaho!  Amidst the beautiful mountains but more importantly to join in service of the Lord in a beautiful community. 

As we spent time checking the area out and seeking the Lord's direction we found that every item on our written list of desires that we had been praying over the last few months was fulfilled there! 

So where are we right now?  Up to our nose, or maybe in over our heads, with work that needs to be done on our house before we can sell it.  Without even finishing the basement, the list of things to do is very long.  At this point, due to lack of time, we will most likely not finish our basement and sell it as is.  Except for the things that have to be done so it passes inspection and can be sold. 

Our hope is to have it on the market by the end of the month of September.  Yep, within the next few weeks.  Lord, help us please! 

To say everything has been wonderful would be a lie, this has been very stressful for our family.  Really pushing to get the work done again is not easy on anyone, and amidst the work we have had a flu bug pass through our family....  But we also know that we are moving forward in the direction the Lord has been showing us.  And He has great plans for our family.  The devil doesn't want a family to walk in the ways of the Lord and he will try to war against those who seek to live their lives for the Lord.  There is a great spiritual battle that rages, that we don't even see.  But ultimately we know the Lord has the victory!  And we are choosing to follow Him, wherever He leads us!

Please pray for our family.  Our list is long of things that need to be finished on the house, and although each item on the list may not be a huge job, they each are time consuming.  Our hope is to have our house on the market by the end of the month.  Please pray for His strength for each of us, and that we would impart much grace to one another through this stressful time.

Also, please join us in prayer that the Lord would, even now, be providing a buyer for just the right time who would purchase our home!  Our hope is that it would happen right after being ready to be sold.  But we know the Lord's timing is perfect, and that truly is what we desire. 

And for the transition we face ahead.  We will likely rent initially while we seek the Lord on further direction for our family once we are in Idaho.  Without going into much detail we are praying about whether we should buy a house, or if we should start our own home business of building and selling homes come Spring. 

Those prayer requests are just to name a few. 

And we can't thank you enough for joining us in prayer, this is an answer to those prayers and we are blessed, thankful and excited about the Lord's leading in our lives!