We FINALLY signed papers and received a check for our home the Tuesday before Thanksgiving. It was prolly the toughest weekend of our lives getting the house prepared for sale (another blog post all together, maybe, I am actually trying to forget about it-lol) and the lady still wasn't satisfied, but, our real estate agent wanted this sale finalized as much as we did and offered to finish all the little details for us. We READILY agreed...;) 
We moved into our very small travel trailer, which we parked at my aunt & uncles until Thanksgiving was over. My parents had come to help us finish things up and move, so we stayed close!
We survived about 2 weeks in the, tiny trailer, and decided we may need to go and see about a bigger trailer with more living space. If we were going to stay in it any length of time...this is what the Lord blessed us with!!!
The very first thing we did was put up our Christmas tree...lol
We moved the trailer straight to my father-in-laws property, in Vidor and set up house. We have simply, LIVED every since then. The relief and calm has been so nice! I can honestly say it's been a long time since I have felt this care free and happy! Weird isn't it?
The 30 minute drive every day taking Preston back to school in Silsbee, isn't my idea of wonderful, but it's so worth it! He loves his teacher and has flourished under her teaching, so am NOT rocking that boat!
Yes, we miss our old house..:( Preston asked me the other night if I missed it? I said "yes, but don't you like our new trailer?" His reply was "Not so much! We had alot of good memories in our house!" Oh my!! I know God's timing is perfect though and am watching Him unfold dreams and plans in HIS time and not ours! Also, watching Him open doors, even in small areas, that are making this transition easier to make!
I LOVE MY TRAILER!
Very thankful for our family, who has supported us during these decisions. They make think we are crAzY but have never said...lol Trust me, sometimes *I* think we are crazy, so I am sure they have....;)
So, as for now...we are living in our new "Casa" and loving every minute of it! Living it up until God opens the door for our "next step!"
Thanks for allowing me to open up my world to you....MUCH more to come...;)
Hi! I'm still new to your Story, so update me on the RV.
ReplyDeleteWe evangelized full time for three years in a 30 ft travel trailer-- no slides. Two homeschooling kids and one tiny dog. We did it. After a year on AIM overseas, we evangelized for a year in that RV with one kid at home and the dog.
Today as empty nesters, we own a 24 ft travel trailer-- no slides. We love that for deputation; wouldn't do it any other way!
SOOOOO glad the house sold and you're enjoying your new home! Happy New Year!
Kelley, Thanks for taking the time to comment! My husband and I actually decided at the first of last year to put our home (first home in our marriage) on the market, use the equity to pay off some debts and go back into a newer home with a clean finacial slate. We are both in our early 30's and felt it was time to conquer the "debt demon" before our boys got much older or we got much older! With doing that we are living in our travel trailer until we finish paying off the last couple of bills and then going to start looking into a new home. Hopefully by spring or summer we will be moving into a home! We were starting to slowly drowned and hadnt even realized it- so we felt God opened these doors to give us the relief we needed and are SO VERY THANKFUL for the second chance! Learned alot of lessons in my 32 years of life (9 years of marriage) and hopefully will pass them on to my boys!
ReplyDeleteOur RV is 32ft Keystone by Springdale. Bumper pull (our truck isnt tough enough for a 5th wheel-lol) and is a 2012 model! Feel very blessed and it feels like home!