There's a lot of perks to living with your Mom as a 25-year-old and married. I can finally have a girl in my bedroom at night with the door closed, there are two other people who are likely to empty to dishwasher, I've only done like 6 loads of laundry all summer, and most importantly the price can't be beat.
Unfortunately, we can't stay in Mom's house forever (despite her best efforts to keep us here). Ministry and job opportunities are in Denver so were heading up to the Mile High City. It will still be a month or two before we move out, but the housing search is already in full effect.
We spent most of the day yesterday driving around Denver going in and out of shock. The cost of living is a little bit more than it was in Southwest Michigan (try twice as much!). It's supposedly a "buyer's market." I guess that means that you can hope to put a roof over your head and afford government cheese. In hotter times for the Denver real estate market, people must give up the cheese and their first born in order to live at 5280 feet.
With that in mind, be thinking about us and praying for us as we search for a new home. It will be pricey, but hopefully a good investment as well. We just want a place where we feel at peace and at home and where we can build new relationships. (It would also be first rate not to have to walk Mobley 10 blocks to find a spot of grass for her to "go" on.)
But we are getting excited about our move. We know that God has an amazing journey for us and that our next stop is Denver. It will be great to start my apprenticeship at City Church and begin the next phase of starting a new church!!
