Johns Trippin'

I mentioned in a previous post that we're in the process of adopting. We haven't had a child placed with us yet, but we're trying to plan ahead for that event. That's what kicked off this move in the first place. I'll cut to the chase. An RV is not a house, at least in the eyes of the state of North Carolina. We did what we thought was our due diligence by running our plans past the adoption agency. They were confident it wouldn't be a problem. Turns out they were wrong. We had a house. We just sold it. We now live in an RV, which is not a house. Oops. Per the agency, we have two options: Pause the adoption while we travel. Buy a house. Did I mention that we just had a house and sold it? For the sake of completeness, we also have a third option: don't adopt. We don't consider this a serious option. We've always felt like God was calling us to adopt, and if that's the case, it would be disobedient to give up simply because circumstances got compli...

It all started out with our adoption. We've been waiting for about 3 years to adopt a child. When my dad put the house on Zillow someone's wife wanted to buy it in 10 minutes. But the husband promised his wife a pool. So they didn't buy the house. There were a few others that I can't remember. But finally Melissa and Tim stepped up! They bought the house. We left March fifth. Tim and Melissa have a daughter named Brook. We are on March sixth now and we are enjoying our time at Poinsett State Park!

Life events sometimes weave together in predictable ways. Other times, not so much. This is a story of the latter. We have been contemplating taking an extended RV trip for quite some time now. Actually, "we" is too strong of a word, but Julie is a good sport. I actually meant to do it in 2019, but we never got around to it. There is a window of opportunity for such a trip. The kids should be old enough to appreciate (and remember) it, but they can't be so old that it's lame to hang out with mom and dad 24/7. We're also trying to adopt. We've been approved for the past 18 months but have not yet been placed. What does that have to do with an RV trip, you ask? Follow along... As I type this, we live in a 1700 square foot house. It's modest, and it's been perfect for us for the past 13 years we've been here. We've raised our kids here and made memories here. Did I mention it has 3 bedrooms, 2 of which are quite small? 9 and 11 year old boys share...