This is exciting! Hubby had his interview with the company yesterday and it went very well. He has one more interview to go through and that will be the one that determines if this will work out or not. However, we're 95% sure it's working out and we could be moving as early as March.
I just contacted a real estate agent. The Good Lord reminded me that if we are retaining our current house to rent out to our son we have equity!
We decided on a single-wide mobile home that's only a 12 minute drive from his new place of work, only an hour and half from our current home, and is only a mile from where I'm looking at applying for work. It's in a nice park near a lake with lots of nature around it. Because we aren't planning on staying out there for the rest of our lives, and because my husband and I want to invest our time and effort into this company that's hiring him (they are creating programs for arborists that are SORELY needed in this state and my husband is quintessential to its creation, and I'm sure I'll be absorbed into it for hospitality and logistics needs) we need a place to live that is very low-maintenance. No fixer-uppers, no big properties to maintain, so this mobile home is a good option.
I'm really hoping this also has the added benefit of giving my body a chance to heal. This area has either been wildlife or farming country, whereas where I live has a lot of industrial toxins in the land, water, and air from a heavy 19th and most of the 20th century industries. Everyone I talk to around here says that they always feel better when they travel out of the area. It reminds me of Matt saying how sick Cameron would get in Steubenville.
My husband and I also talked about the Catholic Church. We've decided for now that I'm not going to settle into any one parish, nor am I going to get myself involved. Because the start of my Catholic journey was a whirlwind of getting "plugged in" and HEAVILY involved in multiple ministries and volunteer services, as well as employment, we agree that it would be best for me to return quietly to the pew and invest in our child who is also practicing the faith. I always feel so badly that I'm stuck singing for Mass while my 13 year old sits off by himself. If the Lord truly calls me to anything beyond a shadow of a doubt, then I will respond to His call. But, for now, our goal is simplicity of life.
So, I ask for prayer as we work through this transition. Here are some key points:
1. The Lord provides a home and ease of acquiring said home.
2. The Lord provides a more reliable vehicle for my husband.
3. The Lord puts it on my husband's heart to let go of things he truly won't need and that we can sell at a better price now instead of letting it depreciate.
4. The Lord guides me in purging the house of useless things we won't need and grants me wisdom as to what to take with us.
5. If it is God's will we get the property I described, that He will provide us with a shed for that property. It would be really useful to have a shed, but it is an added expense.
6. The Lord opens doors for a part-time job for me. I need to earn some money, but I also need time to be available to travel back to our hometown because our daughter is staying behind and living with her older brother so she can finish high school here.
7. The Lord uses this move to help our boys, whether it is enrolling them in school or finding social groups or activities for them. Where we live is kind of a wasteland and they're rather cloistered. The good news is the company that wants my husband will take on 16 year olds as apprentices/interns.
Thank you!
