I need a house!

Well, with the big news of having ANOTHER baby that will be joining our family next year, and with the thought always looming that my 3rd son might join our family at any time, well, my biggest concern right now is our housing situation. 

When it was just me as a single mom with my baby R, we lived happily in a 2 bedroom apartment. The second bedroom rarely got used. We shared the master bedroom and I set up her crib beside my bed. 

Then, when my boys started visiting and sleeping over regularly, one of them would take the extra bedroom and the other two would camp in the living room. 

Then, when R's dad came into the picture, he would stay in the spare room on weekends while he visited R. Pretty soon he moved in and the 2nd bedroom was his. 

When she got to be 4 years old the apartment was too tiny for us so we found a bigger 2 bedroom basement suite that came with a fenced back yard. Which we all loved and used all the time. 

Then, my 1 son came to live with us. The 2 bedroom was starting to feel tiny. My son took the 1 bedroom and me and R and her dad took the master. 

Then things fell apart and I moved out. I rented a 2 bedroom suite so me and R shared the master and my son took the small room. 

Then things changed and we started looking for a 3 bedroom. We found one. Right now R has her own room and my twin sons share another bedroom. Me and S share the master. 

When baby comes, she will share the room with us and when she gets older she can share R's room. 

But I'm sick of renting. I basically give away $13,200 / year to pay someone else's mortgage. And all because I don't have a down payment? That's crazy. I am going to talk to a guy at rentbusters and see what can be done. 

I'd love to buy a house that's big enough to be able host Thanksgiving Dinner for my family. I'd be nice to have a small basement suite I could rent to my bestie, so she would always have a place to live. It would be awesome to actually OWN something instead of throwing my money away every month. 

I write this with the hope and expectation that God is hearing my prayer. That He will provide us with what we need. And that one day I will look at this entry and say, "Oh goodness, My God is soooo good." as I read this entry in my newly purchased forever home. (That has jets in the bathtub.)