We retracted!
We have closed the door on the house that we were hoping would be our next home. We put a counter-offer down about 10 days and still had not received word back from the seller. We heard that the wife wanted to accept and husband did not. So, apparently, there was a conflict of interest. I feel for the family. All that to say that our wonderful realtor, Dave Dabbondanza, wisely suggested that we retract because who knows when and if they would get back to us. I guess they were trying to hold out for a better offer.
So, we go back to the drawing board...looking for another house. It's strange to think that we don't even own a home right now. But the Lord knows what His perfect plan is for our family and I find comfort in that.