Strength in weakness.
A long time ago I read a story about a young girl who had dark hair and dark eyes.
Her sisters all had light hair and blue eyes.
She was jealous.
She wanted to look like her sisters.
Fast forward to the day when she disguised herself as a local and was able to do something awesome.
Which I cannot remember what it was.
Maybe bring Bibles to locals?
I could be making this up.
Anyway, the point of the story was the very thing that she hated about her appearance was the thing that enabled her, and only her, to do great things.
When we talked to a realtor about leasing out our house, she suggested that we wouldn't be able to get the amount we wanted because of the schools that our house is zoned for.
We respectfully ignored the advice, listed the house for the amount we wanted, and kablamo...two different people were battling it out for our house!
We selected what we believe to be the most awesome renters ever, in the history of all time.
Ok, that last part was a stretch but the best renters for what we want right now.
The family has 5 kids, but only one sophomore girl is still at home with them.
They have a significant income, like significant is a bit of an understatement.
They are some of the nicest, most easy going people I have ever met.
And they were looking for a home that they could lease for 12-18 months while they tear down their current beach house and rebuild their dream home. This is good for us because we are not really sure how long we want to lease the house before we sell and buy a new one.
Why did they fall for my house? (Without looking at it, other than my subpar photos posted online, they paid first month's rent and a deposit.)
The school.
They wanted to keep their daughter in the same school during the home re-build.
So, the school that my realtor thought would make our house less desirable is the very thing that made our house insanely desirable for this family.
Lesson learned? Brown eyes are better than blue.
Or maybe "weaknesses" are temporary.
One day the things that caused pain, that brought grief, that made you cringe, will be the things that enable you to do great things.
A long time ago I read a story about a young girl who had dark hair and dark eyes.
Her sisters all had light hair and blue eyes.
She was jealous.
She wanted to look like her sisters.
Fast forward to the day when she disguised herself as a local and was able to do something awesome.
Which I cannot remember what it was.
Maybe bring Bibles to locals?
I could be making this up.
Anyway, the point of the story was the very thing that she hated about her appearance was the thing that enabled her, and only her, to do great things.
When we talked to a realtor about leasing out our house, she suggested that we wouldn't be able to get the amount we wanted because of the schools that our house is zoned for.
We respectfully ignored the advice, listed the house for the amount we wanted, and kablamo...two different people were battling it out for our house!
We selected what we believe to be the most awesome renters ever, in the history of all time.
Ok, that last part was a stretch but the best renters for what we want right now.
The family has 5 kids, but only one sophomore girl is still at home with them.
They have a significant income, like significant is a bit of an understatement.
They are some of the nicest, most easy going people I have ever met.
And they were looking for a home that they could lease for 12-18 months while they tear down their current beach house and rebuild their dream home. This is good for us because we are not really sure how long we want to lease the house before we sell and buy a new one.
Why did they fall for my house? (Without looking at it, other than my subpar photos posted online, they paid first month's rent and a deposit.)
The school.
They wanted to keep their daughter in the same school during the home re-build.
So, the school that my realtor thought would make our house less desirable is the very thing that made our house insanely desirable for this family.
Lesson learned? Brown eyes are better than blue.
Or maybe "weaknesses" are temporary.
One day the things that caused pain, that brought grief, that made you cringe, will be the things that enable you to do great things.
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