We Found Her

We prayed and believe that God lead us to the right RV. Both John and I agreed that we just know Gracie is the one to take us on our adventure. We worked out a price that both the seller (George and Linda) agreed on and we felt was fair.
They invited us to test drive the RV on Memorial Day so we took advantage of that.
The cool thing about George and Linda is that they shared with us that they too had prayed about the next owner of Gracie and belive God lead us to them.
They were so kind in taking the time to show us all the ins and outs of RV living. They spent several hours with us being the greenhorns that we are and not knowing a thing about self contained living.
I loved riding in the RV. All the windows were open as we were traveling and the air movement through there was amazing. It really hit me then that we can travel in our home. It moves with us. How cool is that? I laid on the bed while traveling 55. What a ride. I did feel like a little kid in a candy store. I think our kids are gonna really dig it.
Linda shared some really cool testimonies about her and George. I love hearing how God works in other peoples lives. But His work in our lives is nothing shy of amazing too. This whole journey so far has been the work of an awesome God.
We settle on the house tomorrow. TOMORROW. Get that. It really is fast approaching. We will be hitting the road in a month. So much to do so little time. But honestly I just want to live in this moment. It is a special moment in time for this family. Our lives are about to change drastically. Bring it on....

The Great Gracie Chase

So we go last nite to check out the 30' Fleetwood Flair that it's owners refer to as Gracie. She is a 1996 RV with 32,000 miles. We looked "her"over for a long while opening all of the storage both inside and out. Other than the colors being a bit dated and the outside needing a good shine it was what we were hoping for. It has a tub, a place for everyone to sleep and even an outside shower.
The owner, George was a very nice man, a christian who informed us that Gracie got it's name from the Grace of God as He provided the RV for them when they weren't sure they could afford it.
John and I both agreed that this RV would suit our needs, that the price was right and it was tenderly taken care of. We slept on it and decided that we would not let Gracie get away at such a great price. We offered George via email what we thought was a good price for the RV . We haven't heard yet but are praying that if God's Grace be upon us that we will be the new proud owners of Gracie.

The Search is ON

Oh the driving we will do. Went to Philadelphia yesterday as this was near two RV's that we were scheduled to look at.
Had a nice time in the city checking out the historic sites. I was amazed to be in locations where our forefathers stood. George Washington, Ben Franklin seriously it was really cool to know and learn how much history is in the state of PA. Rode the Ducks which took us around the city in an open bus, very entertaining and educational and then the thing turns into a boat and went into the DE river. It was a blast. The tour guide named get- this Betsy Ross (yes-her real name) was amazing and truly born to do that job.
We checked out the liberty bell too. Gabe thought it looked fake. Let freedom ring.
So it was off to Horsham (yeah your saying it right) to see the first RV. It was big with a nice slide but only had sleeping capacity for 4. Really needed a cleaning too.
Then we ventured to Boyertown to look at a 30' Four Winds Hurricane. This thing was nice and only used by one older women. No slide so a bit tight inside but we think this one could work. The inside was clean and had nice upholstery. The price is really descent too at 22,000 it might work for our budget.
We did a lot of car time yesterday. I hope NOT to be in the vehicle that long for awhile. At least not the cramped up minivan. The kids did great with only 300 "are we there yets?"
Time will tell and with God's help we will find the perfect RV for this loco family of 5.

We are getting close

I sure hope I get better about keeping this site up to date. I haven't been on here since December. Shame on me.
We we have run the gamut on selling the house vs. auctioning. Just to spare you the details our house sold in April by a realtor that did an amazing job. It had only been on the market for just over two months. It felt like an eternity though knowing we wanted to begin traveling in May and not being able to control all of the details. John was of course much more relaxed that me his up tight wife.
So we settle on the house in two weeks. The buyer, a very nice man from Maryland is allowing us to rent the house back for one month. This will enable us to buy the RV from here after settlement and leave from East Berlin the end of June.
So much has happened that it feels like just writing it down here doesn't give it the emotion that it deserves. But truly God has been so faithful to us through all of this it truly is a testimony that glorifies Him and how He cares about us and the dreams that are inside waiting to take flight.

Certainly not on the lighter side but this could be a whole post in and of itself. We are expecting baby # 4. WOWOWOWOW. We found out about the baby the same week we got the offer on our house. So now we add a whole new dimension to this upcoming journey. Actually I will just continue to grow in size the entire time we are on the road. God your timing is hilarious. I love when you do things like that.
So now we are in search of the perfect house on wheels. Still undecided 100% about the type more than likely though we will get a Class A. Perhaps 30' with a car to tow. Oh and those motorcycles. They must go too.
I will attempt to keep this up to date as we count down our departure in a few weeks. Adding some pictures of our house and our new RV.