A firm foundation

Once again there is the strong possibility that we will have a new house.  I refuse to say that we have it since the last time I thought that we had one it snaked out from under us.  However, whatever luck that I have that drives me forward seems to have worked in our favor once again.  While the house we would have bought certainly had it's positives, it also had some problems.  In almost every way, the house we may end up in is so much better than the one that got away.  See, my life is absolutely full of instances where it appears as though I have had some sort of misfortune, only to have that turn around and have my situation be better in the end.  This may indeed be one of those times.

The new house is an estate sale.  In other words, the people who owned it passed away.  They decorated the place as people from past generations do and Erin and I will have some cosmetic changes to make.  But, aside from those things, the house has what I truly look for -- a strong foundation, a good heart, and comforting shelter.  I could say that the house has an excellent basement with absolutely no moisture problems and the walls and floors are solid.  I could say that the furnace, the water heater, and the electrical wiring and breaker box are all new.  I could tell you that the roof is new.  But, a house is more than the sum of it's parts. 

If this house is to be the first one that my child grows up in then it had better be a solid one -- from the basement to the roof and one where the family inside is equally strong and secure.