We have been sitting here in Fallbrook waiting and praying for direction. We came home from Kauai with one goal in mind: buy a motorhome and go discover the world! We want to see everything this nation has to offer, all Gods wonders and meet people, love on people and share our hearts with them. Although we have seen glimmers of hope of this dream becoming reality it has felt pretty far out of reach. The last couple of weeks had been wearing on me intensely. My heart has been heavy as I have struggled with finding peace in a land of waiting. I also began to wonder if we were going to make it financially. It's so frustrating that my wonderful and talented husband has applied over 40 places now and still cannot get a job. It's just stressful. My coffee shop job cannot sustain us forever. So one day a couple of weeks ago as I felt the stress begin to overwhelm me I decided to myself... My God will not fail me, or us now. He has provided and blessed us so many more times than I can count in the last few years there is no reason to start doubting now. So instead of staring at a computer screen of our bank account wishing for money to appear I simply went out to the garden to find peace. Something about getting your hands dirty is so healing. I got down on my knees, listened to some music and tended to all the young plants. I sat amazed at how they had weathered the last storm and continued to blossom. It eased my soul knowing this too will be true in my own life. Weather the storm and you too will blossom. I stayed out there til the sun finally set for the night. I began to feel my burdens lifting and my focus shifting to the things I do have instead of the things I don't.
Throughout the next few days I just kept replaying that in my mind. Spring brings new life. I was filled with hope that better things lay ahead. One night as we were all gathered in the living room after dinner Scott was telling us about the trade show he had just got back from. He told us about a man who had two houses in Mexico and only worked four months of the year. We looked him a little confused and asked what this man did to make a living. He said this man sells cashmiere scarves at the trade shows. Scott continued to tell us that he sells them for 10$ cash and had no less than four people in line all day long at his booth. It is rumored that he makes $5000-$10000 a day. We just laughed. Then Scott said he wanted to do that and he wants Jordan and I to work the shows. He would plan them along our trip across the country to help support our dream. It may be a long shot or too simple... But that is all I needed to hear that day. There was still hope for our dream to come true! Over the next week Jordan began intensive research on where we could find scarves to buy and resell. We have many prospects and are very excited. This is a means to an end.
A week after that conversation Jordans online company that sells surgical laser fibers landed a huge account. This one account alone could sustain us and more if we needed it to. It was another huge blessing! That night Jordans parents said they needed to talk to us. My heart was almost fearing the worst... They wanted us to leave!!!!! We sat on the couch nervously when they proceeded to tell us that jordans grandparents have been setting aside money his whole life waiting for an opportunity to give it to him to further his life. That time had come! They wanted us to use the money to add to our own that we have been saving for a motorhome. We were shocked at this news. Overwhelmed. Overjoyed. Then to add to it all Jordan was about to receive a pay out from his online company! Our motorhome budget was increased from $2000 to $6000 in one night!!! My heart almost exploded and Jordan couldn't wipe the smile off of his face.
See... The part I haven't told you yet- Jordan has been dreaming of buying a 1986 Toyota Dolphin for his journey for over five years now. They are pretty pricey though! The engine is so reliable they last forever and rarely do people want to sell theirs. about two weeks ago though Bryan (our brother-in-law) posted an add of an amazing 1988 dolphin on jordans Facebook. We wanted it so bad... But we only had $2000. So the second Jordan found out we had $6000 he only could think of this dolphin and how it could be his if it didn't sell already!
We had to wait a week though for the money to come in. All that filled our minds was this Dolphin though. We called on the add and found out it was still available. We made an appointment for Saturday at 5pm to go and see it. As we got of the exit we both started getting really sick to our stomachs. The excitement of it all seemed way to overwhelming. As we pulled up we saw her sitting there on the street. It was in such good condition. We spent the next hour going through it and getting all the information. The owners were a really nice family who bought it from a friend and were planning on using it as a family. After they dumped a lot of money into it they realized that they just didn't have the time for it, so they decided to sell it. They were super nice. We took it for a test drive and Jordan was freaking out. He was finally driving his dream. Everything about it was great. We decided that this was the one. So we put in a down payment and are going to pick her up on wednesday! 21 feet of freedom to make our dreams come true.
Can't believe how these past few weeks have turned around! Pretty much I am floored on God's provision and his faithfulness to us. Thank you!!!
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| Cockpit |
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| Bedroom, living room and dining room table! |
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| Our First House! |
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| Bathroom and Kitchen! |
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| Complete with an outdoor patio (awning!) |
