Remembering Switchbacks

Switchback #4:  The New Job Didn't Work Out

So there I was in the middle of relocating: holding down the fort while my husband worked out of town, researching how to rent our home to single moms, selling things, packing things, still working part time and carrying on all the regular life things of homeschooling, sports, etc.

And I get the call from my husband: the new job didn't work out.

I about had a mental breakdown.  My husband was calm as a cucumber and fully trusting God had a plan.  My husband doesn't have a job.  We have bills, a mortgage and life to pay for.

I feel like there were two choices: take complete control back or move forward and trust God.

I chose to move forward and trust.

I'm very glad I did.


Switchback #5: Our Housing Plan Changes

It's kind of hard to use a house as a ministry if you can't cover the mortgage.

We decided to sell our home.

We had already talked to Edd Laville about buying the other home and possibly selling or renting ours.  We called him again and asked what to do to get our house on the market.

Because my husband wasn't working he was able to put all his time into getting our house ready to sell.  This meant the spot on our ceiling in the entry way, that had been void of sheet rock and covered with a black tarp since the year we moved in, was now fixed!  I had ceiling! :)

My husband worked from early morning till long past dark every day trying to get the house ready.  We had agreed it would be best for him not to look for another job until the house was ready.  It made sense due to the amount of work the house needed done.

I had already been downsizing slowly as I packed and selling things I didn't want to move.

This all led into a more gradual switchback....

Switchback #6: TINY HOUSE

Somehow during the process of getting our house up for sale and the downsizing and watching Tiny House shows (thanks to my friend for encouraging me to watch them!), I agreed to try to live my husbands dream of living in a tiny house.

Very gradually living in a tiny house became my dream as well.

I like to see things before I go for them.  Watching "Tiny House Nation" made a huge impact on my decision to try Tiny Living.  I saw how it could work and I loved the idea.

My husband spied a 24' trailer for a great deal and we bought it.  After that purchase there was no turning back.

The plan was then to sell the house and my husband would build the tiny house with the money.  Because we were already headed to the town where my parents lived AND it happened to be the best place to build a tiny house, we continued forward with our plans to relocate to our new city.




As usual, plans change, and from this point they continue less shocking and disruptive and more exciting and fun :)