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Posted by juliekendall on March 9th, 2009 in General

Several of you have asked about our housing situation so I’m going to attempt to explain. This is the shortened version because the long version is just to complicated. In a nut shell, Craig and I are having to walk away from our house, “losing” all the money we have put into it. The house is in foreclosure but it is NOT attached to our name or credit. The man/company that took our money each month was supposed to add a little to it and make the payment to the mortgage company that held the actual note. Unfortunately, he chose to pocket several of our payments for his personal use so now the house is in foreclosure. We were not the only “victims” of Charles/Charlie Riley (man that owns the company that cheated us). There is an older couple that actually owns the original mortgage on the house. They were partners with Charlie and trusted him to be reliable. He was not and they are in a very bad position. There were houses other than ours that were involved in all of this and all of them went into foreclosure last year as well as the occupants being evicted.

Were do we stand in all of this? Right in the center of God’s plan. Although we are “losing” all the money we put down on this house, we are both REALLY ok with everything. We have our family, friends, health and so much more. We have found a really cool loft apartment in Longmont CO that we are really excited about. We have wanted to move to the Longmont area since last summer. It’s closer to the mountains and has a really “small town America” feel while being large enough to support a good deal of commerce. The loft is in the top northwest corner of a building that has six units upstairs with offices below. So our view of the mountains is pretty good. There is a small athletic park across the street to the north of us and cool old homes that surround the park. We are one block off the main road that runs through historical downtown and within walking distance to a ton of places. The loft is new with a cool cross between modern and western (large beams that run across the ceiling and wood floors. Newer appliances and windows all across the north and west walls.) We have two small balcony’s..one off the large living/kitchen open space area and one off the master bedroom.

The worst part about this to both of us is that fact that we have to move again so soon. The last move really did us in physically and I’m sure this one will do the same…especially since it’s a top floor apartment. I finally started the packing process and I REALLY DON’T LIKE IT!!!! At least we won’t have to put a bunch of stuff in boxes. We’ll just have to make a lot of trips. And since it’s about an hour north of here….yuck!

So. The Kendall’s are a little bummed about the packing/moving part but fine with everything else. Many would say this is a bad thing and other’s may say something even worse. However, I know for a fact that God’s plan for us is one of love. Love doesn’t mean the absence of hardship. Just the constant presence, peace and joy that comes from being a child of Father. Whether I’m living in a trailer (home I grew up in) or a 4000 sq ft brand new house, I will be content. And you know what? That big home we’re moving out of? It’s my least favorite place I’ve lived…including the trailer!

And by-the-way….I just gotta brag a little bit about my hubby. He continues to meet the most interesting people and comes up with the coolest ideas for our business. We’ve already done some pretty neat stuff and he has more brewing in the background. I really am very proud of him. His faith is strong and his love for our fellowman has not wavered.And I’m not the only person that thinks he is very good at what he does. Click here to see what someone else said about KMG and Craig’s personal talent. Can I just say that I’m married to THAT MAN!!! Way to go baby!!!

So…I’m gonna go make us some tacos and then we’re going to sit down and watch Heroes then House! See ya!