Unanswered Prayers

As we were looking at this beautiful sunset behind our house,
I thought of the Garth Brooks song, "Unanswered Prayers."

Truely, some of God's greatest gifts come in the form of unanswered prayers.
During the course of our house-hunting search,
there were at least three others that I knew that I wanted.
Each time, I had convinced myself that this was "the one" that would be best.
Each time, I prayed that things would work out.
And each time they DID work out - just not how I had intended.

And in the end, I knew again what has been shown me many times.
God is the one who really knows!
He knows what I want and what I need.
And this house is a perfect fit for us and
I am far happier here than I would be elsewhere.

Here we get to have not only a home, but a neighborhood.
I can ask to borrow a cup of sugar with ease.
My kids can have good friends and ride their bike in the street.
We can walk to church, to school, to the park, & the post office.
We can play in the comfort of our own back yard and
send the kids downstairs to play when they are restless.
We can eat pomegranates off our own trees and
sleep out under the stars {as long as the skunks stay away!}
Yes, there are also scorpions, stray dogs, and heaters to be replaced.
There is an endless list of improvements to make and dreams to dream.
But it's our dream and it's a good one.
So thank you, unanswered prayers.