Forever Young

Monday, July 07, 2008

House for Sale!

We took a trip to Maryville, Tennessee to visit with Todd's family July 2-5. This meant that we missed our pastor's annual July 4th cookout/pig roast/pool party. We have attended this party every year since we have known them, so it was sad to miss it. Our pastor's family does have a history of playing practical jokes on people. One year another couple missed the party and came home to find the head of the pig in their refrigerator! So, this year it was our turn to be gotten. We came home to find our house for sale for only $50,000 and to see that there had been an "open house" on July 4th! We also had 6 messages on our answering machine from "prospective buyers" who had fallen in love with our house and wanted to make an offer!









Thankfully our real phone number was not posted anywhere and all the "prospective buyers" sounded strangely like our friends at church. You know, once you've been gotten, you have to return the favor.....so church members at State Street beware!!
We returned home on Saturday evening to find the surprise. When we got to church on Sunday morning, we didn't mention it to anyone. Then at the beginning of Todd's Sunday School class he said, "We'd like to share with you all some good news and some bad news. The good news is that God does answer prayer. The bad news is that Heather and I have been praying about whether we should stay here in New Albany or move back to Tennessee. We've had an answer from God this weekend as our house has sold! God gave us a clear "sign" in our front yard!" Several people were shocked just for a moment before they realized he was talking about the practical joke. One guy who wasn't at the party and didn't know what was going on turned to me and asked if Todd was serious. Then everyone laughed and recounted the event for us including our neighbor who came over to reprimand them for vandalizing our yard! Go neighbor!

1 Comments:

  • At 8:01 PM, Blogger Julo said…

    oh i laughed out loud!!!! better not miss that pig roast again...

    my favorite part was how todd handled it in sunday school. perfect!!!!

     

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