So here I am at the encouragement of my sweet husband! We have made a huge life changing decision. We are moving into a RV for 1-2 years, to save money and get out of debt more quickly. I am ready for the challenge kinda.... Doing something new after 9 years and 6 children later would cause the most adventuress person to blink, just a little. Oh yes and did I fail to mention that we also in the process of clearing our land? By our self? That's right a chain saw, man and woman power! Being real pioneers! I guess trying to save money means a little extra hard work for us all! Children included! All joking aside it will be such a blessing for us and our children. WE both know it will be very hard work but the Lord will use this time like He always does to sanctify us all. As we have been packing the children and me a like have learnt to let go of many things. I see material possessions are losing their hold on our family. The children have been really great about getting rid of their stuff they thought they could not do without, me on the other hand is a different story. I make jokes about my mom being a organized hoarder, her home is filled with all kinds of really neat stuff and it has its place but it is A LOT of stuff; as I was going through my things I found stuff I had not touched in 9 years! It was hard to get rid of it. I thought I might need this sometime, yet I had not used it in 9 years! I realized then I have the inherited hoarding gene so to speak, very humbling..... So now my thought is if I haven't touched it in 2 years time to let it go and if I need it one day the Lord will make sure I have it. It is the same way about clothes if I don't have a child who can wear it in 2 -3 years then out it goes. I can't see keeping clothes for 7 years when someone else can use them now. I can understand the struggle though you think but I might need these then and then what? Like I said before the Lord will provide it! "Look at the birds of the air, that they do not sow, nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth much more than they? Matthew 6:26 NASB It seems to be our lack of trust in the Lord that keeps us from giving freely.
We do have somethings that are going to storage because it is things we will need when our 2 years are up. Christmas this year was humbling I honestly struggled with hating the season and wanting it to be over as quickly as possible. I was just really in the hole about it I see this time as a time for the wealthy (we couldn't go out and buy gifts or make much)..... I know we celebrate the birth of our Lord on that day... But it is truly hard to focus on that, when you are going from house to house getting presents. I know if I were to say look family next year please don't give us anything we want to focus on the Lord at that time and the presents distract us, I can see it now, our families would think we are totally depraving our children. Moving in the RV has already made some of our family question our sanity.... I know in 2 years they will see we made the right choice and that our family will be stronger and more honoring to the Lord when all this is said and done. Well until next time! May the Lord bless all who are walking in His ways and may those who do not know Him come to know and adore Him!!! Here are some pictures of our progress over the last 6 weeks!!
In Him,
The Williams Army!!
Looking into our land! Before any clearing!
Our Driveway before being cleared behind Tina and Abby!!!
Behind our Lily the land before!
Hey.... Best looking man in the world working hard ;0)
