Obviously moving from a “sticks and bricks” home into a RV is going to bring about a lot of adjustments!!!
We did go camping in our RV several times this summer, but living full
time in an RV is another story!
So- we are still trying to figure this all out. Our good friends who are living full time in their RV with 5 children once said, “When you
are driving the RV, just don’t ever be in a hurry!” These same friends said the RV is "an incubator for sanctification"!! Amen to that! :) It is neat what we are learning from God during our RV adventure so far.
It seems like no matter how hard we try, we end up leaving each RV park later than planned. (We are 0 - 3 for arriving at a new RV park before dark! Hopefully, we can learn how to get things packed up sooner, and figure out the best routes on our GPS...ha!) As frustrating as running behind can be, we came across a horrible wreck on our trip to Texas and we really had to wonder what could have happened if we had left "on time". Also- we are having some issues with towing our van: a funny burn smell from the engine after towing, around 4 or 5 broken/lost tail lights, and the straps occasionally loosen off the tires so it causes more stops to check things out. I do appreciate that about Alan - He is definitely extra safe! Anyway- Alan did figure out the burn smell and it is an easy fix-whew! We definitely are grateful for God's protection over us as we travel. Thank you to all of our friends and family for your prayers as we travel! You are a blessing to us!
We have been homeschooling
our boys since preschool, so at least this was not an area of huge
adjustment. Before we started our RV lifestyle, Alan was at work
most of the day, so I did most of the homeschooling. He would often
help out with certain subjects, teaching piano, or grading work. Alan was very
excited to be more of a part of the homeschooling. I really
appreciate that about him. He is great with the boys, and he is very
patient…often times more than I am!
Since the past month was so
hectic with moving, selling/donating our things, getting in visits with St.
Louis friends, and the Thanksgiving holiday, we had not done much school at all
for about a month. So- we decided to get back into school
slowly. We had one very light day of school and then really started
full days last week. We are still trying to figure out our school routine
and where all the books got packed...ha!
Actually, our first day
back into school did go pretty smoothly.
I have to say that it was SO nice to have Alan there to help…especially
because it often used to be so overwhelming being pulled in 4 different
directions. Now…we can divide and conquer! He teaches the older 2 boys while I
work with the younger 2, and vice versa. Sometimes he will teach all
of them so I can take care of other things, or sometimes I do. Each
day has looked a little different. Our goal is to finish school by lunchtime so
we have time with the boys in the afternoon to ride bikes, hike, play, or go
visit the area.
With our new ministry, Alan
now has the flexibility to work at different times of the day during the week.
He sometimes will work in the afternoons, sometimes at night. Once
he starts speaking at churches, his busy time will be on the weekends mostly so
that we still have flexibility during the week. We realize that some
field trips may be in the morning, so we will just need to adjust the routine
for the day. That is the beauty of this lifestyle! We can make our
schedule work around our needs. It is not perfect, and we are
definitely still adjusting to a lot of changes, but we are SO excited for this
time together as a family!
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| Joshua enjoyed counting out M&Ms in his Math book. |
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| He REALLY enjoyed EATING the M&MS though! |
Thank you for your prayers, support and encouragement during our new adventure!
Blessings to you and yours!
Jill and the boys:)
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