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Tuesday, August 4, 2020

Ever have those days, when you're just longing for something? Maybe it's a feeling that you can't exactly place. A wonder, a thought, a pondering, a hankering. I've got it. Makes me want all kinds of things all at once. Makes me long for it. I dream about it, a lot.

Having my own house again after 20 years. The house I owned 20 years ago was only mine for a short time. About 17 months to be exact. We had little money to fix up that house. It was already so cute, antique and dated. We were gifted 1,000 dollars by our family and used it to put in a kitchen. That house was so me. Victorian, hardwood floors, claw foot bathtub, sleeping porch.

The new house is so me. I can see everything of mine in there. I see how I want to decorate it. I see my furniture placed lovingly over the gorgeous hardwood floors. I imagine a raised garden, a garden shed, chicken house, finished shop. . . and I sigh.

I long for it.

I have to wait.

I am not counting down the months, days or the hours. I am not. Even though its roughly 9 months away.

Oh, big beauty of mine, how I am longing for you. I have dreams and plans for you. I have to be patient.

But, oh, how I long for you . . .

Friday, April 24, 2020

Retirement, here we come!

We closed this past Monday in an all cash sale on our permanent vacation home in Saint Joseph, Missouri. In about a year we will be retired. Stacey from 30+ years in the United States Coast Guard and myself from 25+ years home schooling. Moving to a place where it's more economical to live on our retirement income and still be debt free. God found this house for us and Cari Pruessner with United Real Estate Kansas City, Missouri (the best realtor/sister in the world helped Him out a lot!). Its everything we've dreamed about for a very long time. 4 bedroom 2 1/2 bath on 1.33 acres. The house is in excellent condition compared to some others Cari Pruessner went and looked at for us. We are hoping that we found a sweet young couple to stay in the house for us for the next year and keep it safe for us until we get there. Retirement, here we come!