Should we?

Recently Jake and I have been presented with an offer that is almost too good to refuse. A couple in our ward is selling their house and they are willing to sell it to us. Now this is SELL not RENT! We have been crunching the numbers (at least Jake has I just nod my head like I understand it all), and it looks like a plausible thing for us to do. The real question is, should we? This is a major step, no I take that back. This is a leap into the abyss. Me being the worry wart that I am causes me to be terrified. Granted I am terrified with just about anything that requires me to step into the unknown. I just fear we wont be able to swim and end up sinking and ruining any chance of keeping our good credit, and money for that matter. But on the other hand if we are able to do this then we can start to build that equity foundation and have the ability to really start to being more independent, more or less. It is just so tempting with the market as it is. This house is an awesome starter home, it is still within our ward boundaries, close to UVU, and we can not have freedom to decorate and do what we want to our home without fearing that we will lose our deposit. I am not going to say that we wont do it, but there is always a part of me that is hesitant. At this point we have, namely me, have put this in the Lord's hands. If He wants us to go with it He will provide us with the needed opportunities and peaceful feelings that this is right for us to go with. I trust in Jake and the Lord, they would never steer us into something we couldn't handle.
I guess I shouldn't worry and just let things come and be grateful with whatever happens

Tick-Tock

It always amazes me how quickly time can fly by with you not really noticing it. Not only does time pass one by but when you stop and look back you come to realize that a lot has happened, and yet it feels as though nothing has really happened when it reality countless experiences and opportunities have been opened and closed.
With all of this inward reflecting it makes me smile that when we are kids a week, a month, or a year feels like an eternity. However, once you become an adult a week is a fleeting thought, a month a blink of an eye, and a year a simple small sigh and it gone. It feels like to me that I was starting in my college career and now I am married trying to get by. It is also amazing that I can look at my oldest niece and see her as the cute little newborn baby instead of the beautiful young lady she is turning into. Truly boggles the mind. I know that parents and grandparents have (and continue to) experienced this already, but for some reason it startles me. Before I know it I'll forty something with my kids screaming at me, phone ringing, and dinner burning on the stove and think back to how simple my life had once been and remember all the good, bad, and ugly and just smile, yet trying to figure out where it all went without me noticing.
I guess what I am trying to say is that I need to pay attention to and live every moment to its full potential.