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Monday, February 14, 2011

Moving Along!

My apologies for the silence....

Turns out I moved unexpectantly. Well expectantly and unexpectantly all at the same time. I will explain...

In Jan. 2009 I put in an application for government subsidized housing in Manhattan. I completely forgot about applying for this particular building until I received a phone call sometime before Christmas.

Long story short, I was approved for the program! So between the end of December and the beginning of February I was in a huge wind tunnel trying to fight my way to the other end. The other end being the absolute perfect apartment!

I was pretty hesitant until I got the chance to view the apartment in person. Oh boy!!! Love at first sight. And I got the "I can hardly catch my breath I'm so taken aback" feeling (like on the "move that bus" show - really!). I cried all the way home on the train. Thanking God for the opportunity to not only live in Manhattan, but in a brand new building! A one bedroom! An elevator! The list goes on and on...

But...

I had a lease with my apartment in Queens. After resigning to the fact that I couldn't afford to move if I had to use a broker, which is a horrible reality here in NYC, I signed a 2 year lease. 

The landlord didn't make it very easy to move on...

So....

I told everyone I knew about my old apartment, hoping someone needed a place to live. After completely freaking out I got in touch with a broker. And...

I must preface...

This is where the conversations with God come into play...

You might be asking yourself "why would you agree to a new apartment knowing you had a lease at another?" Well, I talked to God about that. I said, "If this isn't for me don't allow the approval". See, I have awful credit after this situation with an evil credit consolidation company that was found guilty of operating illegally in New York State. Phew! Anyway, I though that after viewing my credit report the program would turn me down.

They didn't. So prayer answered. 

But!!!

I was so scared when it came time to sign the lease for the new apartment. I had NO ONE to take over the old apartment lease. NO ONE! But I kept talking to God and finally got such a strong message from Him that I wholeheartedly plunged into the decision to sign the new lease regardless of the circumstance. 

Jan. 31 - I signed the new lease...

Feb. 1 - The broker I mentioned above found a new tenant for my old lease...

Faith in Action: faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.

Tell me about it!

Everything fell into place perfectly!

Now a week after I moved in, it feels like I have always been here. Even the neighborhood feels like home already. 

I am loving this change of direction!