I know it has been a while and I apologize. I have been trying to figure out the best way to tell the next part of our story, so whether it's right or not, here it is.
With nary a nibble on our barn red, country house in the city, we decided to change course a little and rent our house out. Carrying on with the camper trailer idea, saving our pennies, living within our budget and shopping around.
After much shopping, deliberating, and trying to find the right camper that would fit our family of three for an extended period of time, but still be a good investment for resale or travel later down the road (pardon the pun, I couldn't resist!) We prayed and looked, and prayed some more. Finally, we found what we were looking for. We busted open our piggy banks and bought it. It was beautiful, newer than we had hoped and lots of room for Declan who was almost three (thu-ree as he says it) at the time.
We made arrangements and bought a shipping container to store our furniture, had it insulated for a climate controlled storage unit. Our camper and container site was on a relative's property so we busied ourselves getting everything together. Thomas installed a septic tank and things seemed to be moving smoothly along, kind of.
The first issues were when the septic tank. It rained the whole week after the tank was installed and the empty tank "floated" up to the surface. Back to work went Thomas, re-digging and fixing. Then the camper was ready. We went to pick it up and the A/C didn't seem to be working. Thomas being the stud he is, volunteered to stay in the camper a couple days to see what was wrong. Keep in mind this was the middle of the summer in hot, muggy, buggy southeast Georgia! I, being the sweet wife I am, decided to stay at his mother's with Declan. That was the first month.
On and off, back and forth, trying to get the A/C working. Finally, they seemed to have it together. At this point I/we had been at his parents house for about a month. Knowing we were soon wearing out our welcome, we moved into his sister's empty house that was for sale, just temporarily. That was the second month, or two.
We prayed some more and Thomas and God came to an understanding, that if we were to get out of debt, it wasn't living in a camper. In addition to that I had found out I was pregnant again. Plan B.
Back to the drawing board to look at our options and count our pennies. We put the camper up for sale, which sold quickly. I think it's because we have such good taste, but most likely, it was probably God.
An opportunity to care-take a condo that was part of an estate became available. It was up for sale, so we knew we may have to move at any time, but the rent was affordable and enabled us to save toward the land we had been yearning for. God couldn't have put us in a better place.
more to come...
